Book of Funny Stuff

A Collection of Crap From the Internet
By
Ed Dumas
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 1: POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT......................................................................................................................6
CHAPTER 2: RELIGION.......................................................................................................................................................22
CHAPTER 3: LAWS AND LAWYERS..................................................................................................................................38
CHAPTER 4: BLONDES.......................................................................................................................................................48
CHAPTER 5: THE MODERN WORKPLACE........................................................................................................................56
CHAPTER 6: PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES.....................................................................................................79
CHAPTER 7: MEN AND WOMEN.........................................................................................................................................89
CHAPTER 8: THE BIRDS AND THE BEES.......................................................................................................................117
CHAPTER 9: ETHNIC JOKES AND BAR JOKES.............................................................................................................135
CHAPTER 10: MIRACLES OF MODERN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING......................................................................157
CHAPTER 11: SPORTS AND SPORTS HEROES.............................................................................................................167
CHAPTER 12: DOCTORS AND MEDICINE.......................................................................................................................172
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CHAPTER 13: TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTERS..........................................................................................................182
CHAPTER 14: STORIES FROM THE POLICE BLOTTER................................................................................................211
CHAPTER 15: THE DARWIN AWARDS............................................................................................................................218
CHAPTER 16: EDUCATION...............................................................................................................................................224
CHAPTER 17: THE ANIMAL KINGDOM............................................................................................................................238
CHAPTER 18: THINGS FAMOUS PEOPLE SAY AND DO...............................................................................................249
CHAPTER 19: HOLIDAY CHEER.......................................................................................................................................261
CHAPTER 20: BAD PUNS AND BAD JOKES...................................................................................................................270
CHAPTER 21: THE MILITARY...........................................................................................................................................279
CHAPTER 22: CREATIVE THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR FOOD......................................................................................286
CHAPTER 23: THINGS SEEN IN BOOKS, MAGAZINES, & NEWSPAPERS..................................................................292
CHAPTER 24: LETTERS FROM HOME.............................................................................................................................305
CHAPTER 25: RANDOM CLOSING THOUGHTS..............................................................................................................306
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......................................................................................................................................................322
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INTRODUCTION
This collection represents a variety of stuff I’ve collected over the years from the Internet. Nothing comes directly from web sites that I know of. It is all chain letters that get
incessantly passed from one person to another via e-mail. As evidenced by the multitude of address headers I had to remove to format these jewels, there is no telling where most of
this stuff has come from and who the original author(s) might have been. In the rare cases where someone has left their name or claimed a copyright for the story, I have included this
acknowledgement along with the text. Like everything else that gets passed around the Internet, any claims of “This is absolutely, positively true” or “Actually taken from real events”
should be taken with a grain of salt. I personally cannot vouch for the validity of anything in this collection, but I’m not too concerned, anyway. This material should be taken for what it
is: humor.
I have chosen to include a few pieces that are not humorous, but rather might strive to improve and help preserve a person’s quality of life. For example, I am an avid pilot and I take
very seriously issues relating to safety of flight. I have included in this collection an article titled “VFR into IFR” (Page 81) which deals (in a frightening way) with the consequences of
flying into clouds and bad weather when the pilot and/or the airplane is not equipped to fly in such conditions. If this helps save someone’s bacon, I will consider its inclusion into my
collection worthwhile.
The material is organized loosely into twenty-five chapters, ranging from political jokes, religious jokes, lawyer jokes, blonde jokes, workplace jokes, and a multitude of others (see the
table of contents for a complete list!). Be warned that there is plenty of bad language, insulting remarks for every ethnic and religious group on the planet (Yes! Even the Amish!), and
some very non-politically correct commentary. My goal is to censor nothing. If you feel that you or your beliefs may be insulted (rest assured, they eventually will!) and think you might
want to gripe to me about it, do me a favor and please stop reading here!
If, however, you have an open mind and wish to partake in some truly great (and some not so great) humor, read on! Here are my personal favorites:
How to Annoy the IRS without Getting into Trouble – Page 19
Life in Hell – Page 27
The Entire Chapter on Blondes
Instead of Astrological Signs, How About These… What's Your Business Sign? – Page 68
Help Feed American Airlines Pilots – Page 77
Roger and Elaine – Page 92
Armageddon – Page 123
Bartenders Guide for Picking up Women – Page 141
MIR – A Study in Fear and Fixing the Ring – Page 157
He Stapled the Wound Shut and Continued to Work… Page 172
Cartoon Laws of Physics – Page 184
The FBI Orders Pizza – Page 212
The Entire Chapter on the Darwin Awards
Rudy the Cat – Page 240
Penguin Bowling – Page 280
Fifty-Five Fiction – Page 298
And finally….
The Thermodynamics of Hell – Page 232
Ed Dumas
Knoxville, TN
March 2, 2002
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Having your little brother rig the election for you: Priceless.
CHAPTER 1: Politics and Government
Election Humor Bumper Stickers
"Those who cast the votes decide nothing.
everything." -Joseph Stalin
George W. Bush: The President Quayle We Never Had
Don't Blame Me - I voted for Gore... I Think
Democrat
A little old lady called 911. When the operator answered she yelled, "Help, send the
police to my house right away! There's a damn Democrat on my front porch and he's
playing with himself."
UNPRESIDENTED!
"What?" the operator exclaimed.
If God Meant Us to Vote, He Would Have Given Us Candidates
"I said there is a damn Democrat on my front porch playing with himself and he's
weird; I don't know him and I'm afraid! Please send the police!" the little old lady said.
Those who count the votes decide
Jews for Buchanan
"Well, now, how do you know he's a Democrat?"
What popular vote?
"Because, you damn fool, if he were a Republican, he'd be screwing somebody!"
I voted - Didn't matter
Disney gave us Mickey, Florida gave us Dumbo
Range Rover
The Queen and Di were out for a drive in one of the Queen's Range Rovers.
Suddenly some armed robbers leapt out of the bushes and stopped the car.
DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR VOTE... LET KATHERINE HARRIS DO IT FOR YOU
"Give us your money," they shouted at the Queen.
Who is this Chad guy and why is he pregnant.
"But I'm the Queen of England; I have no need for money."
Bush trusts the people, but not if it involves counting.
"Oh, sh*t," said the leader of the armed band, and turned to Di. "Give us yer jewels."
Now do you understand the importance of user testing?
"But I don't wear my jewels all the time, only on state occasions."
To you I'm a drunk driver; to my friends, I'm presidential material!
One person, one vote (may not apply in certain states)
The armed robbers looked fed up, when suddenly they heard the sound of wailing
sirens approaching. "Quick, out of the car. We'll have the Range Rover at least!"
And with that the robbers drove off.
I DIDN'T VOTE FOR HIS DADDY EITHER
As the Queen and Di waited for the police to get there, Di turned to the Queen.
IT AIN'T OVER 'TIL YOUR BROTHER COUNTS THE VOTES
"What did you do with all the cash you had? You're always loaded."
The election can't be broken. We just fixed it.
The skies (wheeze) of Texas (cough) are upon you! (choke)
"Ah," said the Queen, "I saw the robbers and in the few seconds before they got to
the car I rolled up my notes and tucked them into that little private place that women
have."
Banana Republicans
Reaching under her skirt, she produced several thousand pounds in notes.
The last time somebody listened to a Bush, folks wandered in the desert for 40 years
"And what did you do with your jewels? You always wear lots of jewelry, my dear,"
the Queen said to Di.
My parents retired to Florida and all I got was this lousy President
Campaign spending: $184,000,000.
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"Well, like you, in those few seconds before the robbers got to the car, I slipped off my
rings, necklaces and tiara, and like you, slipped them into that little place that only
women have." Reaching down, she plucked out her jewelry.
___ To lie to a federal prosecutor:
QUICK QUIZ:
They both sat quietly for a few minutes, before the Queen turned to Di. "You know, if
Fergie had been with us, we could still have that Range Rover."
1.
You've always considered the White House:
a) a monument to democracy
b) the place where great leaders meet
c) vaguely erotic
d) extremely erotic
2.
Hillary Clinton is a(n):
a) model wife and mother
b) icon of late 20th century femininity
c) an obstacle
d) inappropriate companion for the leader of the free world
3.
You've always wanted to know more about the President's
a) Israeli policies
b) Childhood in Hope, Ark.
c) Romper Room
d) "monument to democracy"
4.
My social life as and intern would likely consist of:
a) hitting Georgetown bars with the other interns
b) reading, study
c) late nights working at the White House
d) late nights working the White House
White House Intern Application
Subject: White House Intern Application
Date: Wednesday, January 28, 1998 2:53 PM
Greetings prospective White House Interns!
This year, our program is heading into its 69th year of bringing America's best and
brightest to the Nation's Capitol to help the "Head Man" do his job. We expect that
1998 will be the most exciting one yet! Why, you might be asking yourself, do I want
to be a part of this demanding, yet rewarding program? Check this out:
- Be part of the action in the pulsing, throbbing, political scene of the hottest city in the
world!
- Get up close and personal with some of America's movers and shakers!
- See rooms in the White House that even a VIP tour won't show you!
- Get total access to plenty of sensitive Presidential activities!
Sound like it's for you? Just listen to this testimonial from a former intern: " I couldn't
believe it! After only a few months on the job answering the phones and fetching
coffee, there I was, debriefing the president... Getting involved in executive branch
affairs is just fantastic.
…M. Lewinsky, Beverly Hills, Calif.
Score 1 point for each a, 2 for each b, 3 for each c, 4 for each d.
Score of 16 can start tomorrow. Scores of 12 and above, please call soon.
Uncle Sam wants you!
As you can see, being a White House intern is more than long hours, hot debates and
touchy national issues.
*Please feel free to forward this form to anyone who might be interested in this
program. The White House is an equal opportunity employer.
Still interested? Fill out this information form and send it back to the White House at
president@whitehouse.gov
The Bill of No Rights
The following was written by State Representative Mitchell Kaye from Cobb County,
GA:
Name: _________________________________
Hometown: _____________________________
We, the sensible people of the United States, in an attempt to help everyone get
along, restore some semblance of justice, avoid any more riots, keep our nation safe,
promote positive behavior, and secure the blessings of debt-free liberty to ourselves
and our great-great-great-grandchildren, hereby try one more time to ordain and
establish some common sense guidelines for the terminally whiny, guilt-ridden
delusional and other liberal bed-wetters.
Sex: _F_ Age: ___
Measurements: (required for medical purposes)
How many beers it takes to get you...
___ Giggly:
___ Drunk:
___ Hot:
We hold these truths to be self-evident: That a whole lot of people were confused by
the Bill of Rights and are so dim that they require a Bill of No Rights.
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New Language for the EU
Having chosen English as the preferred language in the EEC, the European
Parliament has commissioned a feasibility study in ways of improving efficiency in
communications between Government departments. European officials have often
pointed out that English spelling is unnecessarily difficult… For example, cough,
plough, rough, through and thorough. What is clearly needed is a phased
programme of changes to iron out these anomalies. The programme would, of
course, be administered by a committee staff at top level by participating nations.
ARTICLE I: You do not have the right to a new car, big screen TV, or any other form
of wealth. More power to you if you can legally acquire them, but no one is
guaranteeing anything.
ARTICLE II: You do not have the right to never be offended. This country is based on
freedom, and that means freedom for everyone-not just you! You may leave the
room, turn the channel, express a different opinion, etc., but the world is full of idiots,
and probably always will be.
ARTICLE III: You do not have the right to be free from harm. If you stick a
screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful, do not expect the tool manufacturer
to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy.
In the first year, for example, the committee would suggest using 's' instead of the soft
'c'. Sertainly, sivil servants in all sities would resieve this news with joy. Then the
hard 'c' could be replaced by 'k' sinse both letters are pronounsed alike. Not only
would this klear up konfusion in the minds of klerikal workers, but typewriters kould be
made with one less letter.
ARTICLE IV: You do not have the right to free food and housing. Americans are the
most charitable people to be found, and will gladly help anyone in need, but we are
quickly growing weary of subsidizing generation after generation of professional
couch potatoes who achieve nothing more than the creation of another generation of
professional couch potatoes.
There would be growing enthusiasm when in the sekond year, it was announsed that
the troublesome 'ph' would henseforth be written 'f'. This would make words like
'fotograf' twenty per sent shorter in print.
ARTICLE V: You do not have the right to free health care. That would be nice, but
from the looks of public housing, we're just not interested in health care.
In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reash the
stage where more komplikated shanges are possible.
Governments would
enkourage the removal of double letters which have always been a deterent to
akurate speling.
ARTICLE VI: You do not have the right to physically harm other people. If you
kidnap, rape, intentionally maim or kill someone, don't be surprised if the rest of us
want to see you fry in the electric chair.
We would al agre that the horible mes of silent 'e's in the languag is disgrasful.
Therefor we kould drop thes and kontinu to read and writ as though nothing had
hapend. By this tim it would be four years sins the skem began and peopl would be
reseptive to steps sutsh as replasing 'th' by 'z'. Perhaps zen ze funktion of 'w' kould
be taken on by 'v', vitsh is, after al, half a 'w'.
Shortly after zis, ze unesesary 'o kould be dropd from words kontaining 'ou'. Similar
arguments vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.
ARTICLE VII: You do not have the right to the possessions of others. If you rob, cheat
or coerce away the goods or services of other citizens, don't be surprised if the rest of
us get together and lock you away in a place where you still won't have the right to a
big-screen color TV or a life of leisure.
ARTICLE VIII: You don't have the right to demand that our children risk their lives in
foreign wars to soothe your aching conscience. We hate oppressive governments
and won't lift a finger to stop you from going to fight if you'd like. However, we do not
enjoy parenting the entire world and do not want to spend so much of our time
battling each and every little tyrant with a military uniform and a funny hat.
Kontinuing zis proses yer after yer, ve vud eventuli hav a reli sensibl riten styl. After
tventi yers zer vud be no mor trubls, difikultis and evrivun vud fin it ezi tu understand
ech ozer. Ze drems of ze Guvermnt vud finali hav kum tru.
Dan Quayle-isms
"I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't
study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people."
ARTICLE IX: You don't have the right to a job. All of us sure want all of you to have
one, and will gladly help you along in hard times, but we expect you to take
advantage of the opportunities of education and vocational training laid before you to
make yourself useful.
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
ARTICLE X: You do not have the right to happiness. Being an American means that
you have the right to pursue happiness-which, by the way, is a lot easier if you are
unencumbered by an overabundance of idiotic laws created by those of you who
were confused by the Bill of Rights.
"Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child."
"Welcome to President Bush, Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts."
"Mars is essentially in the same orbit... Mars is somewhat the same distance from
the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we
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believe, and water. If there is water that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that
means we can breathe."
"Murphy Brown is doing better than I am. At least she knows she still has a job next
year."
"What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful.
How true that is."
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this
century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century."
"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."
"I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy - but
that could change."
"The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle
may or may not make."
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one
word is 'to be prepared'."
"We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we
may or may not have made."
"May our nation continue to be the beakon of hope to the world." -- The Quayles’
1989 Christmas card.
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and
water that are doing it."
"Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things."
"[It's] time for the human race to enter the solar system."
"We don't want to go back to tomorrow, we want to go forward."
"I have made good judgements in the Past. I have made good judgements in the
Future."
Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh and his chauffeur were out driving in the country and accidentally hit
and killed a pig that had wandered out on a country road. Limbaugh told the chauffeur
to drive up to the farm and apologize to the farmer. They drove up to the farm, the
chauffeur got out and knocked on the front door and was let in. He was in there for
what seemed hours. When he came out, Limbaugh was confused about why his
driver had been there so long. "Well, first the farmer shook my hand, then he offered
me a beer, then his wife brought me some cookies, and his daughter showered me
with kisses," explained the driver. "What did you tell the farmer?" Limbaugh asked.
The chauffeur replied, "I told him that I was Rush Limbaugh's driver and I'd just killed
the pig."
"The future will be better tomorrow."
"We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world."
"People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a
tremendous impact on history."
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a *part* of NATO. We have a firm
commitment to Europe. We are a *part* of Europe."
President Clinton and the Pope
President Clinton and the Pope died on the same day, and due to an administrative
foul up, Clinton was sent to heaven and the Pope was sent to hell.
"Public speaking is very easy."
"I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican."
The Pope explained the situation to the devil, he checked out all of the paperwork,
and the error was acknowledged. The Pope was told, however, that it would take
about 24 hours to fix the problem and correct the error
"I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix."
"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."
The next day, the Pope was called in and the devil said his good-bye as he went off
to heaven.
"When I have been asked during these last weeks who caused the riots and the
killing in L.A., my answer has been direct and simple: Who is to blame for the riots?
The rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers are to blame."
On his way up, he met Clinton who was on his way down, and they stop to chat.
Pope: Sorry about the mix up.
"Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it."
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President Clinton: No problem.
college who can spell 'internet' has enough money to ponder the annual maintenance
cost of his boat, instead of where his or her next meal is coming from.
Pope: Well, I'm really excited about going to heaven.
Bottom line: I'm running a country here and I'm doing it with my pecker showing.
What I'm asking for is your support, not a date with your daughter...unless, of course,
she's a hotty with thin ankles, and then I'd like to discuss it. In the meantime, think
about where you are today and what kind of life you're living before you get too
interested in where I'm parking the Presidential limousine.
President Clinton: Why's that?
Pope: All my life I've wanted to meet the Virgin Mary.
President Clinton: You're a day late.
Thank you, good night and God bless America.
The State of the Union Address… That President Clinton Should Have Given
"Members of Congress... people of America... I banged her. I banged her like a
cheap gong. Which is not news, folks, because if you think Monica Lewinsky was the
only skin flute player in my orchestra, you haven't been paying attention. The only
babes in DC I haven't tried to do are the First Lady, Reno, Albright, and Shalala,
mostly because they're a little older than I like and they have legs that former Houston
Oiler Earl Campbell would envy. Which isn't to say I don't appreciate Hillary... I do. If
not for the ice- water coursing through her veins, I'd be pumping gas into farm
equipment in Hope, Arkansas, and she'd be married to the President.
All in the Family
One Sunday morning Chelsea burst into the living quarters at the White House and
said, Dad! Mom! I have some great news for you! I am getting married to the
greatest hunk in Washington. He lives in Georgetown and his name is Matt. After
dinner, the President took Chelsea aside. "Honey, I have to talk with you. Your
mother and I have been married a long time. She's a wonderful wife but she's never
offered much excitement in the bedroom, so I used to fool around with women a lot.
Matt is actually your half-brother, and I'm afraid you can't marry him." Chelsea was
heart-broken. But after eight months she eventually started dating again.
So, let me set the record straight. I dodged the draft, hid FBI files, smoked dope,
flipped Whitewater property, set up a new Korean wing in the White House, fired the
travel staff, paid hush money to Hubbell, sold the Lincoln bedroom like an upscale
Motel 6, and grabbed every ass that entered the Oval Office.
A year later she came home and very proudly announced, "Robert asked me to
marry him! We're getting married in June." Again her father insisted on another
private conversation and broke the sad news. "Robert is your half-brother too, honey.
I'm awfully sorry about this." Chelsea was furious! She finally decided to go to her
mother with the news. "Dad has done so much harm... I guess I'm never going to get
married," she complained. "Every time I fall in love, Dad tells me the guy is my halfbrother."
Got it? Good. Six years ago, there's not a man, woman, or child who didn't know I
was as horny as Woody Allen. But, you elected me anyway, which turned out to be a
good move on your part.
Hillary just shook her head. "Don't pay any attention to what he says, dear. He's not
really your father."
Your other choice was Bush, an aging baseball player and part-time resident of some
place called "Kennebunkport" who thought he could bomb his way into the White
House. Before him, it was Reagan, who left the office with the same Alzheimer's he
came in with. There was Carter before him who brought you a 17% prime interest
rate, smiling the whole time like his lithium drip had just kicked in. Nixon before that
coined, but never really understood, the concept of 'plausible deniability,' and almost
got a one-way ticket to San Clemente for his crackerjack style of governing. Johnson
was an inbred, power-mad war criminal whose major contribution to American society
was Agent Orange. And John Kennedy, who was a little naughty himself, didn't hang
around long enough for America to spot that curious atavistic tic for "beaver-wrestling"
shared by at least a dozen former residents of the White House. Which brings me
back to my point.
New Congressional Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC - On Tuesday, Congress approved the Americans With No
Abilities Act, sweeping new legislation that provides benefits and protection for more
than 135 million talent-less Americans. The act, signed into law by President Clinton
shortly after its passage, is being hailed as a major victory for the millions upon
millions of U.S. citizens who lack any real skills or uses. "Roughly 50 percent of
Americans-through no fault of their own-do not possess the talent necessary to carve
out a meaningful role for themselves in society," said Clinton, a longtime ANA
supporter. "Their lives are futile hamster-wheel existences of unrewarding, dead-end
busywork: Xeroxing documents written by others, fulfilling mail-in rebates for Black &
Decker toaster ovens, and processing bureaucratic forms that nobody will ever see.
Sadly, for these millions of non-abled Americans, the American dream of working
hard and moving up through the ranks is simply not a reality."
Since I have been strumming the banjo here at the White House, government is doing
more for less.
The budget is balanced for the first time since JFK did a one-gun salute to Marilyn, a
fact the press didn't seem to care about, evidently. Unemployment is so low today a
blind felon can get a job as a night watchman. And the stock market is higher than a
D-student on a full gram of dumb-dust, and anyone with a degree from a junior
Under the Americans with No Abilities Act, more than 25 million important-sounding
"middle man" positions will be created in the white-collar sector for non-abled
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persons, providing them with an illusory sense of purpose and ability. Mandatory,
non-performance-based raises and promotions will also be offered to create a sense
of upward mobility for even the most unremarkable, utterly replaceable employees.
The legislation also provides corporations with incentives to hire non-abled workers,
including tax breaks for those who hire one non-germane worker for every two
talented hirees. Finally, the Americans With No Abilities Act also contains tough new
measures to prevent discrimination against the non-abled by banning prospective
employers from asking such job-interview questions as, "What can you bring to this
organization?" and "Do you have any special skills that would make you an asset to
this company?"
A Letter from Bill
Mr. John Hinckley
St. Elizabeth's Hospital
Washington, DC
Dear John,
Hillary and I wanted to drop you a short note to tell you how pleased we are with the
great strides you are making in your recovery. In our Country's new spirit of
understanding and forgiveness we want you to know there is a bilateral consensus of
compassion and forgiveness abroad throughout the land. Hillary and I want you to
know that no grudge is born against you for shooting President Reagan. We, above
all, are aware of how the mental stress and pain could have driven you to such an act
of desperation. Hillary and I are confident that you will soon make a complete
recovery and return to your family to join the world again as a healthy and productive
young man.
"As a non-abled person, I frequently find myself unable to keep up with co-workers
who have something going for them," said Mary Lou Gertz, who lost her position as
an unessential filing clerk at a Minneapolis tile wholesaler last month because of her
lack of notable skills. "This new law should really help people like me." With the
passage of the Americans with No Abilities Act, Gertz and millions of other
untalented, inessential citizens can finally see a light at the end of the tunnel. Said
Clinton: "It is our duty, both as lawmakers and as human beings, to provide each and
every American citizen, regardless of his or her lack of value to society, some sort of
space to take up in this great nation."
Best wishes,
Bill Clinton
P.S. Ken Starr is screwing Jodie Foster.
Clinton Joke
A Marine colonel on his way home from work at the Pentagon came to a dead halt in
traffic and thought to himself, "Wow, this traffic seems worse than usual. Nothing's
even moving."
Scam Alert!
WARNING! PLEASE READ IMMEDIATELY! THIS IS SERIOUS!
He notices a police officer walking back and forth between the lines of cars so he rolls
down his window and asks, "Excuse me, Officer, what's the holdup?"
If you get an envelope from a company called the "Internal Revenue Service," DO
NOT OPEN IT! This group operates a scam around this time every year.
The Officer replies, "The President is just so depressed about the impeachment thing
he stopped his motorcade in the middle of the Beltway and he's threatening to douse
himself in gasoline and set himself on fire. He says his family hates him and he
doesn't have the $33.5 million he owes his lawyers.
Their letter claims that you owe them money, which they will take and use to pay for
the operation of essential functions of the United States government. This is untrue!
The money the IRS collects is used to fund various inefficient and pointless social
engineering projects.
I'm walking round taking up a collection for him."
This organization has ties to another shady outfit called the Social Security
Administration, who claim to take money from your regular paychecks and save it for
your retirement. In truth, the SSA uses the money to pay for the same misguided
make-work projects the IRS helps mastermind.
"Oh really? How much have you collected so far?" "So far only about three hundred
gallons but I've got a lot of folks still siphoning."
These scam artists have bilked honest, hard working Americans out of hundreds of
billions of dollars. Don't fall for this scam!
Kind Of Scary when you think About It!
It is time to elect the world leader, and your vote counts. Here are the facts about the
three leading candidates.
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--Candidate A Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists.
He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks 8 to 10 martinis a day.
Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the
Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died
from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged
their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
--Candidate B He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in
college and drinks a quart of whiskey every evening.
--Candidate C He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks
an occasional beer and hasn't had any extra-marital affairs.
What kind of men were they?
Which of these candidates would be your choice?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers
and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the
Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they
were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy trader, saw his ships swept
from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts,
and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced
to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his
family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his
reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton,
Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.
Candidate A is Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Candidate B is Winston Churchill
Candidate C is Adolph Hitler
Presidential Oz
The last four U.S. Presidents are caught in a tornado, and off they spin to OZ. After
threatening trials and tribulations, they finally make it to the Emerald City and come
before the Great Wizard.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General
Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged
General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died
bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed
his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's
bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his
gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves,
returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he
died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates.
Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not
wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and
education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. Standing tall, straight,
and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance
on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our
lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."
"WHAT BRINGS YOU BEFORE THE GREAT WIZARD? WHAT DO YOU WANT?"
Jimmy Carter steps forward timidly: "I had a terrible time with Iran, so I've come for
some courage."
"No problem" says the Wizard, "WHO IS NEXT?"
Ronald Reagan steps forward, "Well, Well, Well, I need a brain."
"Done,” says the Wizard. "Who comes next before the Great Wizard?"
Up steps George Bush sadly, "I'm told by the American people that I need a heart."
They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books never
told you a lot of what happened in Revolutionary War. We didn't just fight the British.
We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own government! Some of
us take these liberties so much for granted... We shouldn't.
"I've heard it's true,” says the Wizard. "Consider it done."
Then there is a great silence.
Bill Clinton is just standing there looking around, but doesn't say a word.
So, take a couple of minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank
these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.
Irritated, the Wizard finally asks, "WHAT BRINGS YOU TO THE EMERALD CITY?"
"Is Dorothy around?"
Bill Clinton and the Pig
Bill Clinton and his driver were cruising along a country road one evening when a pig
ran in front of the car.
Just Take A Moment
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration
of Independence?
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The driver tried to avoid it but couldn't. The pig was killed. The President told his
driver to go up to the farmhouse and explain to the owners what happened.
President of the United States
About an hour later the driver staggers back to the car with his clothes in total
disarray. He was holding a bottle of wine in one hand, a cigar in the other and smiling
happily.
Presidential Intelligence!
Bush and Cheney are having lunch at a diner near the White House. Cheney orders
the "Heart-Healthy" salad.
"What happened?" asked the President.
Bush leans over to the waitress and says, "Honey, could I have a quickie?"
"Well," the driver replied "the Farmer gave me the wine, his wife gave me the cigar,
and their beautiful daughter made mad passionate love to me."
She's horrified! She says, "Mr. President, I thought your administration would bring a
new era of moral rectitude to the White House. Now I see I was wrong and I'm sorry I
voted for you," and she marches off.
"My God, what did you tell them?" asked the President.
Cheney leans over and says "George, I think it's pronounced 'QUICHE'.
The driver replied: "I'm Bill Clinton's driver, and I just killed the pig."
Name That Song
Is this the real life?
Is this a fantasy?
Caught in a tie now
Just a boost towards reality
Open your eyes, look at those two guys and see
No one is worthy to be our President
Cause their easy come, easy go
One’s a drunk, one’s real slow
Anyway the ballot goes
Doesn’t really matter to me, to me
Apology to the People’s Republic of China
It is with deep regret, hesitation, and contrition that I, The President of the United
States of America, offer apology to the Chinese nation and its peoples. I apologize
for the heinous act performed by our large, sluggish, propeller driven, airplane when it
got in the way of your highly maneuverable, supersonic, technologically superior, jet
aircraft.
Furthermore, I sincerely regret the fact that by flying in international airspace, we
afforded your "highly competent" pilot the opportunity to fly his aircraft into our own,
causing him to spiral to his death into the ocean. We regret the choice made by said
pilot when he used deficient judgment in electing to attempt aerial intimidation upon
our slower moving, unarmed, surveillance vehicle.
(Florida Elder:)
Clinton, just voted then
Don’t know who I voted for
Was it Buchanan or Gore?
Clinton, life’s about to end
Don’t know if I’m Democrat or Republican
Clinton, ooh
Didn’t mean to make you cry
I’ll vote the way you want me to next time
So carry on, carry on
Cause its only four more years now
This situation brings to mind a similar episode when I was in grade school and my
face got in the way of the schoolyard bully's fist. He broke a bone in his hand and I
felt as compelled to apologize for that incident as I do for this one.
Let me summarize by stating that it is our sincere hope that you accept this "heart
felt" and "sincere" apology for the actions committed by your pilot. We are sorry that
we got in the way. We are sorry that we were forced to leave international airspace
and land in Chinese territory. We are sorry that you were forced to provide food and
housing for our military personnel.
Most of all, we are sorry that you have, in your possession, some of our most
technologically advanced surveillance equipment on the planet. I hope that you can
find it in your heart to forgive us. I hope that soon you will be compelled to release
our men and our property.
Too late, my time is up
Send shivers down my spine
Al Gore was so hard to find
Don’t cry everybody, I feel your pain
We should’ve got the chance to vote McCain
Clinton, ooh
Why’d you have to go?
I sometimes wish I’d never voted at all
Because I really don't want to have to apologize again when we have to kick your
ass.
Sincerely,
George W. Bush
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(Florida:)
I see a little silhouette of a man
W, W, Bush is really upset now
(Republicans:)
Thunderbolts and lightning
Florida is frightening me
(Florida:)
(Need a recount) Need a recount
(Need a recount) Need a recount
Need a recount don’t you know
Let us revo-o-o-ote
(Republicans:)
So we win and you call just to let us know
Then you retract when you call in an hour or so
Oh, Gore, can’t to this to us, Gore
Just got to win, just got to win Florida
(Independents:)
Oooh, yeah
Oooh, yeah
No one really wants them
Anyone can see
None are really winners
None are really winners
To me
(Any way the ballot goes)
(Alien:)
I’m just an alien, nobody loves me
(Democrats:)
He’s just an alien, from a poor country
Please let him vote, vote democratically
(Alien:)
I’ll vote for Hillary, will you let me vote
(Government:)
H. Clinton, NO! We will not let you vote
Clinton versus Titanic
TITANIC VIDEO: $9.99 on Internet.
CLINTON VIDEO: $9.99 on Internet.
(Democrats:)
Let him vote!
(Government:)
H. Clinton, We will not let you vote
TITANIC VIDEO: Over 3 hours long.
(Democrats:)
Let him vote!
CLINTON VIDEO: Over 3 hours long.
(Government:)
H. Clinton, We will not let you vote
TITANIC VIDEO: The story of Jack and Rose, their forbidden love, and subsequent
catastrophe.
(Democrats:)
Let him vote!
(Government:)
We’ll not let you vote
CLINTON VIDEO: The story of Bill and Monica, their forbidden love, and subsequent
catastrophe.
(Democrats:)
Let him vote!
(Government:)
We’ll not let you vote
TITANIC VIDEO: Jack is a starving artist.
(Democrats:)
Let him vo-o-o-ote
CLINTON VIDEO: Bill is a bullshit artist.
(Government:)
No, no, no, no, no, no, no
TITANIC VIDEO: In one part, Jack enjoys a good cigar.
(Democrats:)
Oh mamamia, mamamia,
Mamamia let him vote
CLINTON VIDEO: Ditto for Bill.
(Alien:)
Gore/Leiberman has a ballot put aside
For me, for me, for me
TITANIC VIDEO: During ordeal, Rose's dress gets ruined.
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CLINTON VIDEO: Ditto for Monica.
More Bush Jokes
While suturing a laceration on the hand of a 90-year-old man, the doctor and the old
man talked about how they thought George W. Bush was doing as President.
TITANIC VIDEO: Jack teaches Rose to spit.
The old man said, "Ya know, Bush is a post turtle."
CLINTON VIDEO: Let's not go there.
Not knowing what the old man meant, the doctor asked him what a "post turtle" was.
He said, "Did you ever drive down a country road and come across a fence post with
a turtle balanced on top? You know he didn't get there by himself, he doesn't belong
there, he can't get anything done while he's up there, and you just want to help the
poor thing down. That's a post turtle."
TITANIC VIDEO: Rose gets to keep her jewelry.
CLINTON VIDEO: Monica's forced to return her gifts.
TITANIC VIDEO: Rose remembers Jack for the rest of her life.
George W. Bush was out jogging one morning along the parkway when he tripped,
fell over the bridge railing and landed in the creek below.
CLINTON VIDEO: Monica doesn't remember Jack.
Before the Secret Service guys could get to him 3 kids who were fishing pulled him
out of the water. He was so grateful he offered the kids whatever they wanted.
TITANIC VIDEO: Rose goes down on a vessel full of seamen.
CLINTON VIDEO: Monica...uh, never mind.
The first kid says, "I want to go to Disneyland." George says, "No problem. I'll take
you there on Air Force One."
TITANIC VIDEO: Jack surrenders to an icy death.
The second kid says, "I want a new pair of Nike Air Jordan's." George says, "I'll get
them for you and even have Michael sign them!"
CLINTON VIDEO: Bill goes home to Hillary
The third kid says, "I want a motorized wheelchair with a built in TV and stereo
headset!"
Presidential Jokes
A father noticed that his son was spending way too much time playing computer
games. In an effort to motivate the boy into focusing more attention on his
schoolwork, the father said to his son, "When Abe Lincoln was your age, he was
studying books by the light of the fireplace." The son replied, "When Lincoln was your
age, he was The President of the United States."
Bush is a little perplexed by this and says, "But you don't look like you are
handicapped."
The kid says, "I will be, after my dad finds out I saved your ass from drowning!
Doctor Seuss Goes to Florida
Can we count them with our nose?
Can we count them with our toes?
Should we count them with a band?
Should we count them all by hand?
If I do not like the count,
I will simply throw them out!
I will not let this vote count stand
I do not like them, AL GORE I am!
Can we change these numbers here?
Can we change them, calm my fears?
What do you mean, Dubya has won?
This is not fair, this is not fun
Let's count them upside down this time
Let's count until the state is mine!
Bumper Sticker Seen in Palm Beach... HONK IF YOU VOTED FOR GORE...IT'S
THE BIG BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR STEERING WHEEL
Another Clinton Joke
Clinton is in the supermarket picking up some things for the house when a stock boy
accidentally knocks into him.
"Pardon me," the stock boy says.
"Sure," Clinton replies, "but it'll cost you."
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I will not let this VOTE count stand!
I do not like it, AL GORE I am!
I'm really ticked, I'm in a snit!
You have not heard the last of it!
I'll count the ballots one by one
And hold each one up to the sun!
I'll count, recount, and count some more!
You'll grow to hate this little chore
But I will not, cannot let this vote count stand!
I do not like it, AL GORE I am!
I won't leave office, I'm stayin' here!
I've glued my desk chair to my rear!
Tipper, Hillary, and Bubba too,
All telling me that I should sue!
We find the Electoral College vile!
RECOUNT the votes until I smile!
We do not want this vote to stand!
We do not like it, AL GORE I am!
How shall we count this ballot box?
Let's count it standing in our socks!
Shall we count this one in a tree?
And who shall count it, you or me?
We cannot, cannot count enough!
We must not stop, we must be tough!
I do not want this vote to stand!
I do not like it, AL GORE I am!
What's that? What? What are you trying to say?
You think the current count should stay?
You do not like my counting scheme?
It makes you tense, gives you bad dreams?
Foolish people, you're wrong you'll see!
Your only care should be for me!
I will not let this vote count stand!
I do not like it, and AL GORE I am!
need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A
questionnaire will be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed.
To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are
introduced with immediate effect:
1.
You should look up "revocation" in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up
"aluminium." Check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how
wrongly you have been pronouncing it. Generally, you should raise your
vocabulary to acceptable levels. Look up "vocabulary." Using the same twentyseven words interspersed with filler noises such as "like" and "you know" is an
unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. Look up "interspersed."
2.
There is no such thing as "US English." We will let Microsoft know on your
behalf.
3.
You should learn to distinguish the English and Australian accents. It really isn't
that hard.
4.
Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as the good guys.
5.
You should relearn your original national anthem, "God Save the Queen", but
only after fully carrying out task 1. We would not want you to get confused and
give up half way through.
6.
You should stop playing American "football." There is only one kind of football.
What you refer to as American "football" is not a very good game. The 2.15% of
you who are aware that there is a world outside your borders may have noticed
that no one else plays "American" football. You will no longer be allowed to play
it, and should instead play proper football. Initially, it would be best if you played
with the girls. It is a difficult game. Those of you brave enough will, in time, be
allowed to play rugby (which is similar to American "football", but does not involve
stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like
nancies). We are hoping to get together at least a US rugby sevens side by
2005.
Word of the Day
AlGoreithm (n: al-gor-ith-m): Any method of calculation performed repeatedly until a
desired result is produced.
7.
You should declare war on Quebec and France, using nuclear weapons if they
give you any merde. The 98.85% of you who were not aware that there is a
world outside your borders should count yourselves lucky. The Russians have
never been the bad guys. "Merde" is French for "shit."
Notice of Revocation of Independence
To the citizens of the United States of America, In the light of your failure to elect a
President of the USA and thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the
revocation of your independence, effective today. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other
territories. Except Utah, which she does not fancy. Your new Prime Minister (The rt.
hon. Tony Blair, MP, for the 97.85% of you who have until now been unaware that
there is a world outside your borders) will appoint a minister for America without the
8.
July 4th is no longer a public holiday. November 8th will be a new national
holiday, but only in England. It will be called "Indecisive Day."
9.
All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and it is for your own good.
When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean.
10. Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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The Kennebunkport Hillbilly
(sung to the tune of The Beverly Hillbillies Theme Song)
Ten Things to Ponder in the Wake of "Election" 2000
1. Imagine that we read of an election occurring somewhere in the third world in
which the self-declared winner was the son of a former president, and that former
president was himself the former head of that nation's secret police (e.g. the
CIA).
2.
Imagine that the self-declared winner lost the popular vote but "won" the election
count nevertheless, based on some old colonial holdover (e.g. the Electoral
College) from the nation's pre-democratic past.
3.
Imagine that the self-declared winner's victory turned on disputed votes cast in a
province governed by his brother.
4.
Imagine that the poorly designed ballots of one district, a district heavily favoring
the self-declared winner's opponent, led thousands of voters to choose the wrong
candidate (e.g. Holocaust survivors who mistakenly cast ballots for a minor party
standard bearer notorious for his anti-Semitic sentiments).
5.
Imagine that that members of that nation's most despised caste turned out in
record numbers to vote in near-universal opposition to the self-declared winner's
candidacy.
6.
Imagine that hundreds of members of that most-despised caste were intercepted
on their way to the polls by police officers operating under the authority of the
self-declared winner's brother.
7.
Imagine that nearly 6,000,000 people voted in the disputed province and that the
self-declared winner's "lead" was some 500 votes--a substantially smaller
number than the mechanized voting system's known margin of error.
8.
Imagine that the self-declared winner and his political party opposed a more
careful hand inspection and re-counting of the ballots in the disputed province,
especially in that province's most hotly disputed district.
9.
Imagine that the self-declared winner, himself a governor of a major province,
had the worst human rights record of any province in his nation, and actually led
the nation in the number of prisoner executions--including the instance of a
condemned man suffering profound mental retardation and a history of
unspeakable physical abuse and degradation by his parents, a man whose
defense lawyers were pleading for life imprisonment in lieu of death...even as the
election was underway, in which the self-declared winner proclaimed himself a
"compassionate" individual.
Come and listen to my story 'bout a boy name Bush.
His IQ was zero and his head was up his tush.
He drank like a fish while he drove all about.
But that didn't matter 'cuz his daddy bailed him out.
DUI, that is. Criminal record. Cover-up.
Well, the first thing you know little Georgie goes to Yale.
He can't spell his name but they never let him fail.
He spends all his time hangin' out with student folk.
And that's when he learns how to snort a line of coke.
Blow, that is. White gold. Nose candy.
The next thing you know there's a war in Vietnam.
Kin folks say, "George, stay at home with Mom."
Let the common people get maimed and scarred.
We'll buy you a spot in the Texas Air Guard.
Cushy, that is. Country clubs. Nose candy.
Twenty years later George gets a little bored.
He trades in the booze, says that Jesus is his Lord.
He said, "Now the White House is the place I wanna be."
So he called his daddy's friends and they called the GOP.
Gun owners, that is. Falwell. Jesse Helms.
Come November 7, the election ran late.
Kin folks said "Jeb, give the boy your state!"
"Don't let those colored folks get into the polls."
So they put up barricades so they couldn't punch their holes.
Chads, that is. Duval County. Miami-Dade.
Before the votes were counted five Supremes stepped in.
Told all the voters "Hey, we want George to win."
"Stop counting votes!" was their solemn invocation.
And that's how George finally got his coronation.
Rigged, that is. Illegitimate. No moral authority.
Y'all come vote now. Ya hear?
Bush and Blair
George W. Bush and Tony Blair are at a White House dinner. One of the important
guests walks over to them and asks what they are talking about.
10. Imagine that a major campaign promise of the self-declared winner was to
appoint like-minded men and women, namely those favoring state-sanctioned
murder, to lifetime positions on the nation's highest court.
We are making up the plans for WW III, says Bush.
Wow, says the guest. And what are the plans? We are gonna kill 14 million Muslims
and one dentist, answers Bush. The guest looks to be a bit confused.
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New Car and The Radio…
A business woman who wants to show the world how successful she is orders a gold
Lexus.
One...dentist? He says. Why? Why will you kill one dentist?
Blair pats Bush on the shoulder and says, “What did I tell you? Nobody is gonna ask
about the Muslims.”
On the day of delivery, proud as she can be, she turns into traffic and begins
travelling home. She reaches for the radio but finds none. She immediately turns
back to the showroom.
Points and Thoughts to Ponder
1. After the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six and injured 1,000,
President Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and
punished. After the 1995 bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed five U.S. military
personnel, Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and
punished. After the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia, which killed
19 and injured 200 U.S. military personnel, Clinton promised that those
responsible would be hunted down and punished. After the 1998 bombing of U.S.
embassies in Africa, which killed 224 and injured 5,000, Clinton promised that
those responsible would be hunted down and punished. After the 2000 bombing
of the USS Cole, which killed 17 and injured 3 U.S.sailors, Clinton promised that
those responsible would be hunted down and punished. Maybe if Clinton had
kept his promise, an estimated 7,000 people would be alive today.
2.
3.
"You did not put a radio in this car", she shouts in annoyance. "No, you don’t
understand," this car has the latest electronics in it. The radio is voice-controlled.
Look, I’ll show you. In a well-modulated voice the salesman says, “Radio-on.” The
radio responds, “What would you like to hear today?”
"Songs by Nelson," the man responds "By Ricky or Willie? The radio asks. "Willie",
and immediately the car is filled with the voice of Willie Nelson.
Pleased as the woman leaves the dealership and heads home, she commands,
"Radio-on." The radio immediately responds “What would you like to hear?”
“Beethoven”, she replies and immediately the car is filled with the music of
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony.
With a broad smile she leans back and enjoys the music. Suddenly at an intersection
she is cut off by another car. “Asshole", she shouts and the radio responds with a
speech by George W. Bush.
An interesting question: This question was raised on a Philly radio call-in show.
Without casting stones, it is a legitimate question. There are two men, both
extremely wealthy. One develops relatively cheap software and gives hundreds
of millions of dollars to charity. The other sponsors terrorism. That being the
case, why is it that the US government has spent more money chasing down Bill
Gates over the past ten years than Osama bin Laden?
Politics
Nominated for quote of the year is the statement made by Representative Dick
Armey, who when asked if he were in the President's place, would he resign,
responded:
Here is a strange turn of events. Hillary gets $8 Million for her forthcoming
memoir. Bill gets about $12 Million for his memoir. This from two people who
have spent the past 8 years being unable to recall anything about past events!
Incredible!!
If I were in the President's place I would not get a chance to resign. I would be lying in
a pool of my own blood hearing Mrs. Armey standing over me saying, 'How do I
reload this damned thing?"
Possible Threat on October 28
Don't go to the bathroom on October 28th. CIA intelligence reports that a major plot is
planned for that day. Anyone who takes a poop on the 28th will be bitten on the ass
by an alligator. Reports indicate that organized groups of alligators are planning to
rise up into unsuspecting American's toilet bowls and bite them when they are doing
their dirty business.
Crapper Flap
Faculty/Staff Toilet Policy (Pursuant to Performance Funding Policies in the State of
Tennessee)
With immediate effect a "toilet policy" will be established to provide a more consistent
method of accounting for each faculty/staff member's time, thereby ensuing effective
time management and equal treatment of all faculty/staff members. On the first day
of every month all faculty/staff members will be issued with 20 toilet trip credits. These
credits may be accumulated. Within two weeks the entrance doors to all toilets will be
equipped with "personal identification stations" and will have computer linked voice
recognition devices. Before the end of the month each faculty/staff member must
provide two copies of the voice prints (1 normal and 1 under stress) to Human
Resources. The voice print recognition stations will be operative, but not restrictive
for the rest of the month. Faculty/staff should acquaint themselves with the operations
I usually don't send emails like this, but I got this information from a reliable source. It
came from a friend of a friend whose cousin is dating this girl whose brother knows
this guy whose wife knows this lady whose husband buys hotdogs from this guy who
knows a shoeshine guy who shines the shoes of a mailroom worker who has a friend
who's drug dealer sells drugs to another mailroom worker who works in the CIA
building. He apparently overheard two guys talking in the bathroom about alligators
and came to the conclusion that we are going to be attacked. So it must be true.
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of the stations during this period. Once a faculty/staff member's toilet trip bank
reaches zero, the doors of the toilet will not unlock for the faculty/staff member's voice
until the 1st of the following month. In addition, all cubicles are to be equipped with
time paper roll retractors. If the toilet is occupied for more than 3 minutes, an alarm
will sound. 30 Seconds after the alarm sounds, the roll of toilet paper will retract into
the dispenser, the toilet will flush and the door will open automatically.
I am sure you will love him as I do. His family background is good too; I am told that
his father is an important gun bearer in his native African village. I guess that's it.
Now that I have brought you up to date, I want you to know...
There was no dormitory fire, I did not have a concussion or skull fracture, I was not in
the hospital, I am not pregnant, I am not engaged, I do not have syphilis and there is
no man of another race in my life.
If the toilet remains occupied, your photograph will be taken by a security camera.
The picture will be posted on the "Toilet Offenders Board." Anyone whose
photograph appears three times will immediately forfeit 3 month's toilet trips credits.
Anyone caught smiling when their photograph is taken will be required to undergo
counseling by a clinical psychologist. If you have any questions about this policy,
confer with Human Resources. All faculty/staff should be advised that the Workman's
Compensation Insurance does not cover any injuries incurred whilst trying to stop the
toilet paper retracting into the dispenser.
However, I am getting a "D" in History and an "F" in Science, and I wanted you to see
these marks in their proper perspective.
Your loving daughter,
Chelsea
P.S. Stanford is great... I love it, though I miss you both terribly, and Socks, too!
P.P.S. Dad, please give my best to Monica & the others.
Letter from College
Dear Mom and Dad:
Flynt Offers Starr Job as Porno Aide
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - If independent counsel Kenneth Starr ever wants a new
job after investigating President Clinton, Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt has
just the position for him adviser on pornography.
It has been eight months since I left for college. I have been remiss in writing and am
very sorry for my thoughtlessness. I will bring you up to date now, but before you
read on, please sit down. Don't read any further unless you are sitting down... OK?
“After a reading of the Starr report I am impressed by the salacious and voyeuristic
nature of your work,” Flynt wrote to Starr Wednesday offering him a job with his group
that publishes magazines specializing in sexual subjects.
Good, I am getting along pretty well now. The skull fracture and the concussion I got
from jumping out of the window of my dormitory when it caught fire, shortly after my
arrival, are pretty well healed now. I only spent two weeks in the hospital and now I
can see almost normally and only get three headaches a day.
“The quality and quantity of material you have assembled in the Starr report contains
more pornographic references than those provided by Hustler Online services this
month,” his letter said.
Fortunately, the fire in the dormitory and my jump were witnessed by an attendant at
a nearby gas station, and he was able to call the Fire Department and the ambulance.
He also visited me at the hospital, and since I had nowhere to live because of the
burnt-out dorm, he was kind enough to invite me to share his apartment with him. It's
really a basement room, but it is kind of cute. He is a very fine boy and we have
fallen deeply in love and are planning to get married. We haven't set the exact date
yet, but I'm sure it will be before I start to show.
Flynt, who in the past has fought legal battles over pornography and freedom of
speech, went on to praise Starr's report on Clinton that graphically describes the
president's affair with his former White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
“I congratulate you for having opened the doors of libraries and schools to
pornographic literature,” the publisher wrote. “Those of us at Hustler need your
assistance in extending the parameters of pornography to a wider community of
adults. You have opened a new era in promoting explicit sexual materials.”
Yes, Mom and Dad, I am pregnant. I know how much you are looking forward to
being grandparents, and I know you will give the baby the same love, devotion and
tender care you gave me when I was a child.
By including such explicit references in his report to Congress that could form the
basis for impeachment proceedings against Clinton, Flynt said Starr has helped alter
community standards in accepting pornography.
The reason for the delay in our marriage is that my boyfriend has some minor
infection that prevents us from passing our premarital blood tests, and I carelessly
caught it from him. This will soon clear up, thanks to my daily penicillin injections. I
know you will welcome him into our family with open arms. He is kind, and although
not well educated, he is ambitious. Also, he is of a different race and religion than
ours, but I know, after all your years of teaching me tolerance, that you won't mind the
fact that he is somewhat darker than we are.
In his letter, Flynt compared the Starr report with his own Hustler Online Magazine for
its content. This month's magazine, for example, had 44 graphic references to
genitalia, while the Starr report had 50, Flynt wrote.
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George W. Bush in Heaven
Einstein dies and goes to heaven. At the Pearly Gates, Saint Peter tells him, "You
look like Einstein, but you have NO idea what some people will do to sneak into
Heaven. Can you prove who you really are?"
which resulted in the impregnation
of a member of my delegation
(shoulda used spermicidal lubrication
or indulged in self-masturbation)
I didn't consider the ramification
and accidentally added to the population
Einstein ponders for a few seconds and asks, "Could I have a blackboard and some
chalk?"
Adding to the speculation
that I should tender my resignation
(not to mention my wife's infuriation
and subsequent threat of castration).
Suddenly I had a great revelation,
as her pregnancy reached maturation,
that with the NAACP's coordination
and some financial compensation
I could keep this situation
deeply secreted in isolation
and avoid a legal investigation.
Saint Peter snaps his fingers and a blackboard and chalk instantly appear. Einstein
proceeds to describe with arcane mathematics and symbols his theory of relativity.
Saint Peter is suitably impressed. "You really ARE Einstein!" he says. "Welcome to
heaven!"
The next to arrive is Picasso. Once again, Saint Peter asks for credentials.
Picasso asks, "Mind if I use that blackboard and chalk?"
Saint Peter says, "Go ahead."
There you have my explanation
of this unfortunate situation.
Picasso erases Einstein's equations and sketches a truly stunning mural with just a
few strokes of chalk.
Saint Peter claps. "Surely you are the great artist you claim to be!" he says. "Come on
in!"
How to Annoy the IRS (Without Getting in Trouble!)
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annoy the IRS if you owe them money...
Then Saint Peter looks up and sees George W. Bush. Saint Peter scratches his head
and says, "Einstein and Picasso both managed to prove their identity. How can you
prove yours?"
1.
George W. looks bewildered and says, "Who are Einstein and Picasso?"
2.
Saint Peter sighs and says, "Come on in, George."
3.
Jesse's Explanation
My dearest congregation:
4.
During an NAACP celebration
for a victory over discrimination where I felt righteous indignation for my brothers in this troubled nation.
in the heat of my elation
(after several strong libations)
due to my intoxication
I started to feel a sensation
with my unit in full salutation
and in need of some fraternization
5.
6.
7.
So I partook in some fornication
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Always put staples in the right hand corner. Go ahead and put them down the
whole right side. The extractors who remove the mail from the envelopes have to
take out any staples on the right side.
Never arrange paperwork in the right order, or even facing the right way. Put a
few upside down and backwards. That way they have to remove all your staples,
rearrange your paperwork and re-staple it (on the left side).
Line the bottom of your envelope with Elmer's glue and let it dry before you put in
you forms, so that the automated opener doesn't open it and the extractor has to
open it by hand.
If you're very unfortunate and have to pay taxes, use a two or three party check.
On top of paying with a three party check, pay one of the dollars you owe in cash.
When an extractor receives cash, no matter how small an amount, he has to take
it to a special desk and fill out of few nasty forms.
Write a little letter of appreciation. Any letter received has to be read and
stamped regardless of what it is or what it's on.
Write your letter on something misshapen and unconventional. Like on the back
of a Kroger sack.
When you mail it, mail it in a big envelope (even if it’s just a single EZ form). Big
envelopes have to be torn and sorted differently than regular business size ones.
An added bonus to the big envelope is that they take priority over other mail, so
the workers can hurry up and deal with your mess.
8.
If you send two checks, they'll have to staple your unsightly envelope to your
half-destroyed form.
9. Always put extra paper clips on your forms. Any foreign fasteners or the like
have to be removed and put away.
10. Sign your name in ink on every page. Any signature has to be verified and then
date stamped.
29 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad checks
117 have bankrupted at least two businesses
3 have been arrested for assault
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 are current defendants in lawsuits
In 1998 alone, 84 were stopped for drunk driving
These are just a few of the fun and exciting things you can do with the IRS. These
methods are only recommended when you owe money.
It's the 535 members of your United States Congress. The same group that
perpetually cranks out hundreds upon hundreds of new laws designed to keep the
rest of us in line.
A Shady Firm!
Can you imagine working at the following Company? It has a little over 500
employees with the following statistics:
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Archangel Michael looked puzzled and said, "What is it?"
CHAPTER 2: Religion
"It's a planet," replied God, "and I've put LIFE on it. I'm going to call it Earth and it's
going to be a great place of balance."
Have You Found Jesus Yet?
A drunk stumbles upon a baptismal service on a Sunday afternoon down by the river.
He proceeds to stumble down into the water and stands next to the Minister. The
Minister turns, notices the old drunk and says, "Mister, are you ready to find Jesus?"
"Balance?" inquired Michael, still confused.
God explained, pointing to different parts of Earth, "For example, Northern Europe will
be a place of great opportunity and wealth while Southern Europe is going to be poor;
the Middle East over there will be a hot spot and the Antarctica in the South will be
very cold. Over there I've placed a continent of white people and over there is a
continent of black people.
The drunk looks back and says, "Yes sir, I am."
The Minister then dunks the fellow under the water and pulls him right back up.
"Have you found Jesus?" the Minister asked.
"No, I haven't!" says the drunk.
God continued, pointing to different countries. "This one will be extremely hot and arid
while this one will be very cold and covered in ice."
The Minister then dunks him under for a quite a bit longer, brings him up and says,
"Now brother, have you found Jesus?"
The Archangel impressed by God's work, then pointed to a large area and asked,
"What's that one?"
"No, I have not!" says the drunk again.
"Ah," said God. That's the SOUTH, the most glorious place on Earth. There are
beautiful mountains, lakes, rivers, streams and an exquisite coastline. The people
from there are going to be modest, intelligent and humorous and they're going to be
found traveling the world. They'll be extremely sociable, hardworking and high
achieving, and they will be known throughout the world as diplomats and carriers of
peace. A truly great people."
Disgusted, the Minister holds the man under for at least 30 seconds this time, brings
him up and demands, "For the grace of God, have you found Jesus yet?!!!??"
The old drunk wipes his eyes and pleads, "Are you sure this is where he fell in?"
Michael gasped in wonder and admiration but then proclaimed, "What about balance,
God? You said there will be BALANCE."
And God Created Woman…
And God created woman and she had 3 breasts. He then asked the woman, "Is there
anything you'd like to have changed?"
God replied wisely. "Wait until you see the loudmouth obnoxious people I'm putting
north of them."
She replied, "Yes, could get rid of this middle breast?"
Howard
The day finally arrived: Forest Gump dies and goes to Heaven. St. Peter himself
meets him at the Pearly Gates. The gates are closed, however, and Forest
approaches the gatekeeper.
And so it was done, and it was good.
Then the woman exclaimed as she was holding that third breast in her hand, "What
can be done with this useless boob?"
Saint Peter says, "Well, Forest, it's certainly good to see you. We have heard a lot
about you. I must inform you that the place is filling up fast, and we've been
administering an entrance examination for everyone. The tests are fairly short, but
you need to pass before you can get into Heaven."
And God created man.
And God Created the South!
Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Heaven, God was missing for six days.
Eventually, Michael the archangel found him, resting on the seventh day. He inquired
of God, "Where have you been? God sighed a deep sigh of satisfaction and proudly
pointed downwards through the clouds, "Look, Michael, look what I've made."
Forest responds, "It shore is good to be here St. Peter. I was looking forward to this.
Nobody ever told me about any entrance exams. Sure hope the test ain't too hard;
life was a big enough test as it was."
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St. Peter goes on, "Yes, I know Forest. But, the test I have for you is only three
questions. Here is the first: What days of the week begin with the letter 'T'? Second,
how many seconds are there in a year? Third, what is God's first name?"
Two Miracles and One Dud
The bartender was washing his glasses, when an elderly Irishman came in.
With great difficulty, the Irishman hoisted his bad leg over the barstool, pulled himself
up painfully, and asked for a sip of Irish whiskey. The Irishman looked down the bar
and said, "Is that Jesus down there?" The bartender nodded, so the Irishman told him
to give Jesus an Irish whiskey, too.
Forest goes away to think the questions over. He returns the next day and goes up to
St. Peter to try to answer the exam questions.
St. Peter waves him up and asks, "Now that you have had a chance to think the
questions over, tell me your answers."
Forest says, "Well, the first one, -how many days of the week begin with the letter 'T'?
Shucks, that one's easy; that'd be Today and Tomorrow!"
The next patron to come in was an ailing Italian with a hunched back, who moved
very slowly. He shuffled up to the barstool and asked for a glass of Chianti. He also
looked down the bar and asked if that was Jesus sitting at the end of the bar. The
bartender nodded, so the Italian said to give Him a glass of Chianti, too.
The saint's eyes open wide and he exclaims, "Forest! That's not what I was thinking,
but... you do have a point though, and I guess I didn't specify, so I give you credit for
that answer."
The third patron to enter the bar was a redneck, who swaggered into the bar and
hollered, "Barkeep, set me up a cold one! Hey, is that God's Boy down there?" The
barkeep nodded, so the redneck told him to give Jesus a cold one, too.
"How about the next one" says St. Peter, "how many seconds in a year?"
As Jesus got up to leave, He walked over to the Irishman and touched him and said,
"For your kindness, you are healed!" The Irishman felt the strength come back to his
leg, so he got up and danced a jig out the door.
"Now that one's harder," says Forest. "But, I thunk and thunk about that, and I guess
the only answer can be twelve."
Jesus touched the Italian and said, "For your kindness, you are healed!"
Astounded, St. Peter says, "Twelve! Twelve! Forest, how in Heaven's name could you
come up with twelve seconds in a year?"
The Italian felt his back straighten, so he raised his hands above his head and did a
flip out the door.
Forest says, "Shucks, there’s gotta be twelve: January second, February second,
March second..."
Jesus walked toward the redneck, but the redneck jumped back and exclaimed,
"Don't touch me! I'm drawing disability!"
“Hold it," interrupts St., Peter. "I see where you're going with it. And I guess I see your
point, though that wasn't quite what I had in mind, but I'll give you credit for that one
too."
Church Chat
Over the massive front doors of a church, these words were inscribed, "The Gate of
Heaven." Below that was a small cardboard sign that read, "Please use other
entrance."
"Let's go on with the next and final question," says St. Peter, "Can you tell me God's
first name?"
Forest says, "Well shore, I know God's first name. Everbody probly knows it. It's
Howard."
Rev. Warren J. Keating, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Yuma, AZ, says
that the best prayer he ever heard was, "Lord, please make me the kind of person my
dog thinks I am."
"Howard?" asks St. Peter. "What makes you think its 'Howard'?" Forest answers, "It's
in the prayer."
"The prayer?" asks St. Peter, "Which prayer?"
A woman went to the post office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards. “What
denomination?" asked the postal clerk. "Oh, good heavens! Has it come to this?" said
the woman. "Well, give me 50 Baptist and 50 Catholic ones."
"The Lord's Prayer," responds Forest: "Our Father, who art in heaven, Howard be thy
name..."
A student was asked to list the 10 Commandments in any order. His answer: 3, 6, 1,
8, 4, 5, 9, 2, 10, 7.
I was at the beach with my children when my four-year-old son ran up to me, grabbed
my hand, and led me to the shore, where a sea gull lay dead in the sand. "Mommy,
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what happened to him?" my son asked. "He died and went to heaven," I replied. My
son thought a moment and then said, "And God threw him back down?"
The second priest mulls this over for a moment and asks, "Will any of this week
'count', St. Peter?"
After the church service a little boy told the pastor, "When I grow up, I'm going to give
you some money." "Well, thank you," the pastor replied, "but why?" "Because my
daddy says you're one of the poorest preachers we've ever had."
"No, I told you the computer's down. There's no way we can keep track of what
you're doing. The week's a freebie."
"In that case," says the second priest, "I've always wanted to be a stud."
"My wife invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to our six-year-old
daughter and said, "Would you like to say the blessing?" "I wouldn’t know what to
say," the girl replied. "Just say what you hear Mommy say," my wife answered. Our
daughter bowed her head and said, "Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to
dinner?"
"So be it," says St. Peter, and the second priest disappears.
A week goes by, the computer is fixed, and the Lord tells St. Peter to recall the two
priests.
"Will you have any trouble locating them?" He asks.
The Housekeeper
An elderly priest invited a young priest over for dinner. During the meal, the young
priest couldn't help noticing how attractive and shapely the housekeeper was. Over
the course of the evening he started to wonder if there was more than met the eye
between the elderly priest and his housekeeper...
"The first one should be easy," says St. Peter. "He's somewhere over the Rockies,
flying with the eagles. But the second one could prove to be more difficult."
"Why?" asks the Lord.
St. Peter answered, "He's on a snow tire, somewhere in North Dakota."
As if reading the young priest's thoughts, the elderly priest volunteered "I know what
you must be thinking, but I assure you that my relationship with my housekeeper is
purely professional." About a week later, the housekeeper came to the elderly priest
and said, "Father, ever since the young Father came to dinner I've been unable to
find the beautiful silver gravy ladle. You don't suppose he took it do you?"
Jesus and the Elves
And Joseph went up from Galilee to Bethlehem with Mary, his espoused wife, who
was great with child. And she brought forth a son and wrapped him in swaddling
clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn. And
the angel of the Lord spoke to the shepherds and said, "I bring you tidings of great
joy. Unto you is born a Savior, which is Christ the Lord."
The priest said "Well, I doubt it, but I'll write him a letter just to be sure." So he sat
down and wrote to the young priest: "Dear Father, I'm not saying that you 'did' take a
gravy ladle from my house, and I'm not saying you 'did not' take a gravy ladle. But
the fact remains that one has been missing ever since you were here."
"There's a problem with the angel," said a Pharisee who happened to be strolling by.
As he explained to Joseph, angels are widely regarded as religious symbols, and the
stable was on public property where such symbols were not allowed to land or even
hover.
Several days later the elderly priest received a letter from the young priest which
read: "Dear Father, I'm not saying that you 'do' sleep with your housekeeper, and I'm
not saying that you 'do not' sleep with your housekeeper. But the fact remains that if
you were sleeping in your own bed, you would have found the gravy ladle by now."
"And I have to tell you, this whole thing looks to me very much like a Nativity scene,"
he said sadly. "That's a no-no, too." Joseph had a bright idea. "What if I put a
couple of reindeer over there near the ox and ass?" he said, eager to avoid sectarian
strife.
Two Priests
Two priests died at the same time and met Saint Peter at the Pearly Gates. St. Peter
said, "I'd like to get you guys in now, but our computer's down. You'll have to go back
to Earth for about a week, but you can't go back as humans. What'll it be?"
The first priest says, "I've always wanted to be an eagle, soaring above the Rocky
Mountains."
"That would definitely help," said the Pharisee, who knew as well as anyone that
whenever a savior appeared, judges usually liked to be on the safe side and surround
it with deer or woodland creatures of some sort. "Just to clinch it, throw in a candy
cane and a couple of elves and snowmen, too," he said. "No court can resist that."
"So be it," says St. Peter, and off flies the first priest.
Mary asked, "What does my son's birth have to do with snowmen?"
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"Snowpersons," cried a young woman, changing the subject before it veered
dangerously toward religion. Off to the side of the crowd, a Philistine was painting the
Nativity scene. Mary complained that she and Joseph looked too tattered and worn in
the picture. "Artistic license," he said. "I've got to show the plight of the haggard
homeless in a greedy, uncaring society in winter," he quipped. "We're not haggard or
homeless. The inn was just full," said Mary. "Whatever," said the painter.
A calm voice said, "Be of good cheer, Mary, you have done well and your son will
change the world." At last, a sane person, Mary thought. She turned to see a radiant
and confident female face. The woman spoke again: "There is one thing, though.
Religious holidays are important, but can't we learn to celebrate them in ways that
unite, not divide? For instance, instead of all this business about 'Gloria in excelsis
Deo,' why not just 'Season's Greetings'?"
Two women began to argue fiercely. One said she objected to Jesus' birth "because
it privileged motherhood." The other scoffed at virgin births, but said that if they
encouraged more attention to diversity in family forms and the rights of single
mothers, well, then, she was all for them. "I'm not a single mother," Mary started to
say, but she was cut off by a third woman who insisted that swaddling clothes are a
form of child abuse, since they restrict the natural movement of babies.
Mary said, "You mean my son has entered human history to deliver the message,
'Hello, it's winter'?" "That's harsh, Mary," said the woman.
"Remember, your son could make it big in midwinter festivals, if he doesn't push the
religion thing too far. Centuries from now, in nations yet unborn, people will give each
other pricey gifts and have big office parties on his birthday. That's not chopped
liver."
With the arrival of 10 child advocates, all trained to spot infant abuse and manger
rash, Mary and Joseph were pushed to the edge of the crowd, where arguments were
breaking out over how many reindeer (or what mix of reindeer and seasonal sprites)
had to be installed to compensate for the infant's unfortunate religious character.
"Let me get back to you," Mary said.
Tire Iron
A guy is at the pearly gates, waiting to be admitted, while St. Pete is leafin' through
this Big Book to see if the guy is worthy of entering. Saint Peter goes through the
books several times, furrows his brow, and says to the guy, "You know, I can't see
that you did anything really good in your life but, you never did anything bad either.
Tell you what, if you can tell me of one REALLY good deed that you did in your life,
you're in."
An older man bustled up, bowling over two merchants, who had been busy debating
whether an elf is the same as a fairy and whether the elf/fairy should be shaking
hands with Jesus in the crib or merely standing to the side, jumping around like a
sports mascot.
"I'd hold off on the reindeer," the man said, explaining that the use of asses and oxen
as picturesque backdrops for Nativity scenes carries the subliminal message of
human dominance. He passed out two leaflets, one denouncing manger births as
invasions of animal space, the other arguing that stables are "penned environments"
where animals are incarcerated against their will. He had no opinion about elves or
candy canes.
The guy thinks for a moment and says, "Yeah, there was this one time when I was
drivin' down the highway and I saw a giant group of KKK Biker Gang Rapists
assaulting this poor girl. I slowed down my car to see what was going on, and sure
enough, there they were, about 50 of 'em torturing this chick. Infuriated, I get out my
car, grabbed a tire iron out of my trunk, and walked straight up to the leader of the
gang, a huge guy with a studded leather jacket and a chain running from his nose to
his ear. As I walked up to the leader, the KKK Biker Gang Rapists formed a circle
around me.
Signs declaring "Free the Bethlehem 2" began to appear, referring to the obviously
exploited ass and ox. Someone said the halo on Jesus' head was elitist. Mary was
exasperated. "And what about you, old mother?" she said sharply to an elderly
woman. "Are you here to attack the shepherds as prison guards for excluded
species, maybe to complain that singing in Latin identifies us with our Roman
oppressors, or just to say that I should have skipped patriarchal religiosity and joined
some dumb new-age goddess religion?"
So, I rip the leader's chain off his face and smash him over the head with the tire iron.
Then I turn around and yell to the rest of them, 'Leave this poor, innocent girl alone!
You're all a bunch of sick, deranged animals! Go home before I teach you all a
lesson in pain!'"
"None of the above," said the woman, "I just wanted to tell you that the Magi are
here." Sure enough, the three wise men rode up. The crowd gasped, "They're all
male!" And "Not very multicultural!"
St. Peter, impressed, says "Really? When did this happen?"
"Oh, about two minutes ago."
"Balthasar here is black," said one of the Magi. "Yes, but how many of you are gay or
disabled?" someone shouted.
A committee was quickly formed to find an
impoverished lesbian wise-person among the halt and lame of Bethlehem.
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Reincarnation
Two lovers interested in spiritualism and reincarnation vowed that if either died, the
other one remaining would try to contact the partner in the other world exactly 30
days after their dying.
7.
8.
9.
As luck would have it, a few weeks later the young man died in a car wreck. True to
her word, his sweetheart tried to contact him in the spirit world exactly 30 days later.
10.
At the seance, she called out, "John, Dear John; this is Martha. Do you hear me?"
A ghostly voice answered her, "Yes Martha, this is John; I can hear you."
11.
Martha tearfully asked, "Oh John, what is it like where you are?"
12.
"It's beautiful. There are azure skies, a soft breeze, sunshine most of the time."
"Well, what do you do all day," asked Martha.
13.
"Well Martha, we get up before sunrise, eat some good breakfast, and there's nothing
but sex until noon. After lunch, we nap until two and then have more sex until about
five. After dinner, we go at it again until we fall asleep about 11pm."
14.
15.
Martha was somewhat taken aback. "Is that what heaven is really like?"
"Heaven? I'm not in heaven Martha."
16.
"Well then where are you?"
"I'm a jackrabbit in Arizona."
17.
18.
The Book of Creation
Chapter 1
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
19.
In the beginning God created Dates.
And the date was Monday, July 4, 4004 BC.
And God said, let there be light; and there was light. And when there was Light,
God saw the Date, that it was Monday, and he got down to work; for verily, he
had a Big Job to do.
And God made pottery shards and Silurian mollusks and pre-Cambrian limestone
strata; and flints and Jurassic Mastodon tusks and Pithecanthropus erectus skulls
and Cretaceous placentals made he; and those cave paintings at Lasceaux. And
that was that, for the first Work Day.
And God saw that he had made many wondrous things, but that he had not
wherein to put it all. And God said, Let the heavens be divided from the earth;
and let us bury all of these Things which we have made in the earth; but not too
deep.
And God buried all the Things which he had made, and that was that.
20.
21.
22.
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And the morning and the evening and the overtime were Tuesday.
And God said, Let there be water; and let the dry land appear; and that was that.
And God called the dry land Real Estate; and the water called he the Sea. And in
the land and beneath it put he crude oil, grades one through six; and natural gas
put he thereunder, and prehistoric carboniferous forests yielding anthracite and
other ligneous matter; and all these called he Resources; and he made them
Abundant.
And likewise all that was in the sea, even unto two hundred miles from the dry
land, called he resources; all that was therein, like manganese nodules, for
instance.
And the morning unto the evening had been a long day; which he called
Wednesday.
And God said, Let the earth bring forth abundantly every moving creature I can
think of, with or without backbones, with or without wings or feet, or fins or claws,
vestigial limbs and all, right now; and let each one be of a separate species. For
lo, I can make whatsoever I like, whensoever I like.
And the earth brought forth abundantly all creatures, great and small, with and
without backbones, with and without wings and feet and fins and claws, vestigial
limbs and all, from bugs to brontosauruses.
But God blessed them all, saying, Be fruitful and multiply and Evolve Not.
And God looked upon the species he hath made, and saw that the earth was
exceedingly crowded, and he said unto them, Let each species compete for what
it needeth; for Healthy Competition is My Law. And the species competeth
amongst themselves, the cattle and the creeping things; and some madeth it and
some didn't; and the dogs ate the dinosaurs and God was pleased.
And God took the bones from the dinosaurs, and caused them to appear mighty
old; and cast he them about the land and the sea. And he took every tiny
creature that had not madeth it, and caused them to become fossils; and cast he
them about likewise.
And just to put matters beyond the valley of the shadow of a doubt God created
carbon dating. And this is the origin of species.
And in the Evening of the day which was Thursday, God saw that he had put in
another good day's work.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, which is tall and
well-formed and pale of hue: and let us also make monkeys, which resembleth us
not in any wise, but are short and ill-formed and hairy. And God added, Let man
have dominion over the monkeys and the fowl of the air and every species,
endangered or otherwise.
So God created Man in His own image; tall and well-formed and pale of hue
created He him, and nothing at all like the monkeys.
And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon
the face of the earth. But ye shalt not smoketh it, lest it giveth you ideas.
And to every beast of the earth and every fowl of the air I have given also every
green herb, and to them it shall be for meat. But they shall be for you. And the
Lord God your Host suggesteth that the flesh of cattle goeth well with that of the
fin and the claw; thus shall Surf be wedded unto Turf.
23. And God saw everything he had made, and he saw that it was very good; and
God said, It just goes to show Me what the private sector can accomplish. With a
lot of fool regulations this could have taken billions of years.
24. And the evening of the fifth day, which had been the roughest day yet, God said,
Thank me it's Friday. And God made the weekend.
philanderer who raises our taxes should rot and burn in hell." God thinks for a second
and says, "Okay, fine. Come and sit at my right."
God then addresses Bill Gates. "Bill, what do you believe?"
Bill Gates says, "I believe you're in my chair."
25. Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain without the express
written consent of the Lord thy God. The name "the Lord thy God" is the sole
property of the Lord thy God. Any use of the name of the Lord thy God without
the express written consent of the Lord thy God is unauthorised and illegal and
shall be punished by the Lord thy God.
Two Nuns
Two nuns are ordered to paint a room in the convent, and the last instruction of the
Mother Superior is that they must not get even a drop of paint on their habits. After
conferring about this for a while, the two nuns decide to lock the door of the room,
strip off their habits, and paint in the nude.
Two Nuns in America
Two Irish nuns have just arrived to USA by boat and one says to the other "I hear that
the occupants of this country actually eat dogs."
In the middle of the project, there comes a knock at the door. "Who is it?" calls one of
the nuns. "Blind man," replies a voice from the other side of the door.
"Odd," her companion replies, "but if we shall live in America, we might as well do as
the Americans do."
The two nuns look at each other and shrug, and, deciding that no harm can come
from letting a blind man into the room, they open the door.
Nodding emphatically, the mother superior points to a hot dog vendor and they both
walk towards it.
"Nice hooters, says the man, "Where do you want these blinds?"
"Two dogs, please," says one. The vendor is only too pleased to oblige and he wraps
both hot dogs in foil. Excited, the nuns hurry over to a bench and begin to unwrap
their 'dogs.'
Where Is God?
A desperate young mother had two incorrigible boys. Having exhausted all
suggestions for controlling the little hellions, she tried one last approach: she took
them to the meanest preacher in town for a lecture.
The mother superior is first to open hers, then, staring at it for a moment, leans over
to the other nun and whispers cautiously, "What part did you get?"
First the older boy was admitted into the stern minister's study.
Glaring at the boy from behind the desk, the preacher waited a few moments, then
challenged the boy: "Young man, where is God?"
Al, Rush, and Bill at the Pearly Gates
Al Gore, Rush Limbaugh and Bill Gates are on an airplane together and crash.
They've just gone through the gates of Heaven, and God is sitting on a great white
throne. God addresses Al Gore first.
The boy was stunned to silence.
The preacher rose part way out of his chair and repeated the question:
"Al, what do you believe in?"
"I asked you, Where Is God?"
Al replies, "Well, I believe that the combustion engine is evil and that we need to save
the world from CFC’s and that if any more freon is used, the whole earth will become
a greenhouse and we'll all die." God thinks for a second and says, "Okay, I can live
with that. Come and sit at my left."
The boy began to quake with dread... This was no ordinary lecture for being bad!
Stepping around from behind the desk, the impassioned preacher now shouted his
question, "WHERE IS GOD!?"
God then addresses Rush Limbaugh. "Rush, what do you believe in?"
At this, the boy leaped from his chair and bolted out the door, running headlong into
his little brother.
Rush Limbaugh replies, "Well, I believe in the free enterprise system, I believe that
our leaders should be people of high moral character, and I believe that any
"What's wrong? What's the matter?" his brother asked... "It's awful!
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Demon: Well, you're gonna love Mondays then. On Mondays, that's all we do is
drink. Whiskey, Tequila, Guinness, wine coolers, microbrews, diet Tab... We drink till
we throw up and then we drink some more.
The church has LOST GOD and they're BLAMING US!
Sisters of Mercy
A man is driving down a deserted stretch of highway, when he notices a sign out of
the corner of his eye. It reads: SISTERS OF MERCY HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION-10 MILES. He thinks it was just a figment of his imagination and drives on without a
second thought.
Guy: Gee, that sounds great.
Soon, he sees another sign which says: SISTERS OF MERCY HOUSE OF
PROSTITUTION--5 MILES, and realizes these signs are for real. When he drives
past a third sign saying SISTERS OF MERCY HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION NEXT
RIGHT, his curiosity gets the best of him, and he pulls into the drive. On the far side
of the parking lot is a somber stone building with a small sign next to the door reading
SISTERS OF MERCY. He climbs the steps and rings the bell. The door is answered
by a nun in a long black habit who asks, "What may we do for you, my son?" He
answers, "I saw your signs along the highway, and was interested in possibly doing
business."
Demon: All right, you're gonna love Tuesdays. We get the finest cigars from around
the world and smoke our friggin' lungs out. If you get cancer, it's okay... You're
already dead.
"Very well, my son. Please follow me"
Demon: Good because Wednesday is gambling day. Craps, blackjack, horse races,
you name it.
He is led through many winding passages and is soon quite disoriented. The nun
stops at a closed door, and tells the man, "Please knock on this door." He does as he
is told and this door is answered by another nun in a long habit holding a tin cup.
Guy: Wow, that sounds awesome!!
Demon: You a smoker?
Guy: You better believe it.
Guy: Golly!
Demon: I bet you like to gamble.
Guy: Yes, as a matter of fact, I do.
Demon: You like to do drugs?
This nun instructs, "Please place $50 in the cup, then go through the large wooden
door at the end of the hallway." He gets $50 out of his wallet and places it in the
second nun's cup. He trots eagerly down the hall and slips through the door, pulling it
shut behind him.
Guy: Yes, I love to do drugs. You don't mean...
Demon: That's right, Thursday is drug day. Help yourself to a great big bowl of
crack. Smoke a doobie the size of a submarine. You can do all the drugs you want,
and if you overdose, it's okay... You're already dead.
As the door locks behind him, he finds himself back in the parking lot, facing another
small sign:
Guy: Neat!! I never realized that hell was such a swingin' place!!
Go In Peace, You Have Just Been Screwed By The Sisters Of Mercy.
Demon: You gay?
Guy: Uh, no...
Life in Hell
One day, a guy dies and finds himself in hell. As he is wallowing in despair, he has
his first meeting with a demon:
Demon: Oooooh, you're gonna hate Fridays.
Demon: Hell's not so bad. We actually have a lot of fun down here. You a drinkin'
man?
Divine Press Release
Turmoil rocked Heaven this morning as allegations arose that God had had an affair
with a former worshipper. The scandal was begun when a 21 year old woman, known
only as Mary, claimed that she had given birth to God's "only son" last week in a barn
in the hamlet of Bethlehem.
Guy: Sure, I love to drink.
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Sources close to Mary claim that she "had loved God for a long time", that she was
constantly talking about her relationship with God, and that she was "thrilled to have
had his child." In a press conference this morning, God issued a vehement denial,
saying that, "No sexual relationship existed", and that "the facts of this story will come
out in time, verily."
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Independent counsel Kenneth Beelzebub immediately filed a brief with the Justice
department to expand his investigation to cover questions of whether any
commandments may have been broken, and whether God had illegally funneled
laundered money to his illegitimate child through three foreign operatives know only
as the "Wise Men." Beelzebub has issued subpoenas to several angels who are
rumored to have acted as go-betweens in the affair.
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Critics have pointed out that these allegations have little to do with the charges that
Beelzebub was originally appointed to investigate, that God had created large-scale
flooding in order to cover up evidence of a failed land deal.
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In recent months, Beelzebub's investigation has already been expanded to cover
questions surrounding the large number of locusts that plagued God's political
opponents in the last election, as well as to claims that the destruction of the cities of
Sodom and Gomorrah was to divert attention away from a scandal involving whether
the giveaway of a parcel of public land in Promised County to a Jewish special
interest group was quid pro quo for political contributions.
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If these allegations prove to be true, then this could be a huge blow to God's career,
much of which has been spent crusading for stricter moral standards and harsher
punishments for wrongdoers. Indeed, God recently outlined a "tough-on-crime" plan
consisting of a series of 10 "Commandments", which has been introduced in
Congress in a bill by Rep. Moses. Critics of the bill have pointed out that it lacks any
provisions for the rehabilitation of criminals, and lawyers for the ACLU are planning to
fight the "Name in Vain" Commandment as being an unconstitutional restriction on
free speech.
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Classic Church Bulletin Bloopers
1. Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottles, and other items to be recycled.
Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
2. The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on people who are
not afflicted with any church.
3. The Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10. All ladies are invited
to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is done.
4. Evening massage - 6 p.m.
5. The Pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation would lend him
their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday morning.
6. The audience is asked to remain seated until the end of the recession.
7. Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 to 8:30 p.m. Please use
the back door.
8. Ushers will eat latecomers.
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The third verse of Blessed Assurance will be sung without musical
accomplishment.
For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a nursery
downstairs.
The Rev. Merriwether spoke briefly, much to the delight of the audience.
The pastor will preach his farewell message, after which the choir will sing,
"Break Forth Into Joy."
During the absence of our pastor, we enjoyed the rare privilege of hearing a good
sermon when J.F. Stubbs supplied our pulpit.
Next Sunday Mrs. Vinson will be soloist for the morning service. The pastor will
then speak on "It's a Terrible Experience."
Due to the Rector's illness, Wednesday's healing services will be discontinued
until further notice.
Stewardship Offertory: "Jesus Paid It All"
The music for today's service was all composed by George Friedrich Handel in
celebration of the 300th anniversary of his birth.
Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community.
The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the church
basement on Friday at 7 p.m. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
The concert held in Fellowship Hall was a great success. Special thanks are due
to the minister's daughter, who labored the whole evening at the piano, which as
usual fell upon her.
22 members were present at the church meeting held at the home of Mrs.
Marsha Crutchfield last evening. Mrs. Crutchfield and Mrs. Rankin sang a duet,
The Lord Knows Why.
A song fest was hell at the Methodist church Wednesday.
Today's Sermon: HOW MUCH CAN A MAN DRINK? with hymns from a full choir.
Hymn 43: "Great God, what do I see here?" Preacher: The Rev. Horace Blodgett
Hymn 47: "Hark! an awful voice is sounding"
On a church bulletin during the minister's illness: GOD IS GOOD Dr. Hargreaves
is better.
Potluck supper: prayer and medication to follow.
Don't let worry kill you off - let the church help.
The 1997 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and 11.
Pastor is on vacation. Massages can be given to church secretary.
8 new choir robes are currently needed, due to the addition of several new
members and to the deterioration of some older ones.
The choir invites any member of the congregation who enjoys sinning to join the
choir.
Please join us as we show our support for Amy and Alan in preparing for the girth
of their first child.
Weight Watchers will meet at 7 p.m. Please use large double door at the side
entrance.
The New Priest
A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After mass he
asked the monsignor how he had done. The monsignor replied, "When I am worried
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about getting nervous on the pulpit, I put a glass of vodka next to the water glass. If I
start to get nervous, I take a sip." So the next Sunday he took the monsignor's advice.
a perfectly rational Enlightenment attitude towards the Universe. At what time t
will Sue be saved? (Hint: Assume a point soul)
At the beginning of the sermon, he got nervous and took a drink. He proceeded to
talk up a storm. Upon return to his office after mass, he found the following note on
his door:
1. Sip the Vodka, don't gulp.
2. There are 10 commandments, not 12.
3. There are 12 disciples, not 10.
4. Jesus was consecrated, not constipated.
5. Jacob wagered his donkey, he did not bet his ass.
6. We do not refer to Jesus Christ as the late J.C.
7. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not referred to as Daddy, Junior, and
Spook.
8. David slew Goliath, he did not kick the shit out of him.
9. When David was hit by a rock and knocked off his donkey, don't say he was
stoned off his ass.
10. We do not refer to the cross as the Big T!
11. When Jesus broke the bread at the Last Supper He said, "Take this and eat it, for
it is my body", he did not say, "Eat me."
12. The Virgin Mary is not referred to as "Mary with the Cherry."
13. The recommended grace before a meal is not: "Rub-A-dub-dub, thanks for the
grub, yeah God"
14. Next Sunday there will be a taffy-pulling contest at St. Peter's, not a peter-pulling
contest at St. Taffy's.
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(20 pts.) Assume the Rapture occurs at time t. Cornelia, a saved human weighing
90 kg, in a state of grace, has her head in the closing jaws of an alligator at time
t. What mass of meat will remain to the alligator at time t + 10 sec.?
5.
Stan is a frictionless, massless Mormon in a rest state. His sin level for his faith is
currently 11 McBeals. He eats .3 kg of pork, and enjoys it very much. Assume
that the Jews are right about, well, pretty much, everything.
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(10 pts.) What is Stan's sin level now?
B.
(10 pts.) Stan is one of them Salt Lake City Mormons. He ain't so
damn smug now, is he?
Extra Credit (10 pts): 25 grams of wafers and 20 ml of cheap wine undergo
transubstantiation and become the flesh and blood of our Lord. How many Joules of
heat are released by the transformation?
Hand in exam when done, and may God have mercy on your work.
Noah’s Lost Diaries
At least according to South Africa's "People" magazine dated April 11 to May 1.
According to the article the diaries were "found in an ancient ship-like wreck about 32
kilometers from Mount Ararat immediately below the mountain of Al Judi, named by
the Koran as the final resting place of the Ark" by Professor Horace Ventor (no origin
or organization given) and Dr Vito Fontes "a leading Italian archaeologist and
linguistic expert."
Theological Engineering Exam
5 Questions, 60 Minutes.
425 b.c. Day One
You may use a calculator, the Bible, the Koran, the Torah, and the Book of Mormon.
The speed of light is c. Show all work. For all problems, assume a perfectly spherical
Jesus of constant density D. No praying during the exam.
1.
(20 pts.) Bob and Joe are standing on a street corner. God loves each an equal
amount L. Bob then accelerates to .9c. In Joe's rest frame, how much does God
now love Bob?
2.
Sven, a Catholic, is in a state of grace. He then has sex with sheep S.
A.
(8 pts.) What is Sven's atonement coefficient following the act if
the sheep was not willing?
B.
(12 pts.) What if the sheep, while not technically being willing,
could not be said to mind either?
3.
Dear Diary,
First day at sea. Whew! Just made it under the wire. The animals seem happy, but
the lions and tigers are beginning to become restless, and it was a bad idea to put the
rhinos, hippos and elephants on the starboard side, and the birds, insects, gerbils and
hamsters port. Took some work to 'straighten" that one out, har har. Too tired to talk
to God tonight. (Get Him started about the furies of His judgement, and He just goes
on and on...) So, off to bed...
425 b.c. Day Three
Dear Diary,
Rain has stopped, finally, and there's not a whole lot of land left to see. Saw a whole
village's worth of people, all tied together in a pitiful attempt to save their own lives
through common struggle. Sure glad I read those books about building my own
shelter and surviving the Apocalypse; now if I can figure out what "canned rations"
and "ferroconcrete bunkers" mean, I'll be in business. Shem lost his left hand to one
of the lions yesterday. God provided food, all right: a thick, mealy white powder that
(20 pts.) Let the eternal, all abiding love of the Holy Spirit be the xy plane. Let
Sue's soul be at (0,0,5) at t = 0 sec., traveling at 5 m/s in the direction of the
positive z axis. Everything is in Cartesian coordinates bespeaking subscription to
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you could almost eat if you added a little salt water. The budgies didn't like it, though,
and the koala bears kept yelping for fresh eucalyptus leaves.
425 b.c. Day Thirty-Nine
425 b.c. Day Seven
Dear Diary,
Becoming steadily less connected with day-to-day matters. Read yesterday's entry:
thought someone else had written it. Had vision of strange birds. Have forgotten what
land looks like. See no hope: God has forsaken me. Tomorrow I shall go into the hold
and begin putting the animals out of their misery, and ending this charade once and
for all. I shall begin with the gryphons and dragons.
Dear Diary,
Time to sweep the decks. No time to write.
425 b.c. Day Seventeen
Dear Diary,
God decided to "help" by giving me the power to understand the animals' speech.
Imagine over fifteen thousand married couples, forced to live in cramped and
confined conditions, squabbling over how much yummy white powder mixed with sea
water they get to have. They also whine about how good they used to have it, on the
green earth, eating trees and nuts and berries and each other. Can't sleep at night.
A Last Request
A man was dying. He called in a local Baptist Minister, Catholic Priest and a Rabbi.
"Gentlemen," he said. "I am going to give you each one million dollars. I want you to
keep it and when I die, I want you to bury the money with me. That way I'll be sure to
have money in the after life."
425 b.c. Day Twenty-Two
Several weeks later the Minister, Priest and a Rabbi met at the man’s grave and were
discussing the man’s last request.
Dear Diary,
Got so sick of white powder that we skinned and ate the unicorns. This caused quite
a ruckus in the equestrian section, and morale among the cows and chickens has
sunk to a new low. God has helped the situation somewhat by confusing the thoughts
of the higher primates, thus keeping them from undoing the knots on their cages.
Only problem is that they know they're being kept from thinking, and all I hear are
anguished cries of "What are they _doing_ to us?" Meat was stringy anyway, and
tasted like sandal thongs.
"I feel really bad." said the Minister, "Our church needed a new roof and I spent some
of the money. I only put $750,000 in the coffin."
"I feel bad too." said the Priest. "Our church needed a new parking lot. I only put
$800,000 in the coffin."
"You two should be ashamed of yourselves." scowled the Rabbi. " I put the whole
amount in the coffin."
425 b.c., Day Thirty
Dear Diary
Can't sleep. Can't eat. Quelled mutiny by executing the centaurs as an example.
Oldest son has developed strange religious beliefs based upon the frustrated mating
cycles of our hyenas. Sight of humpbacked whale off port bow excited animals into
thinking that God had sent it to destroy me and my family. Daughters are tempting me
with their wicked ways. The night has a thousand phantoms that torment my soul.
"You did?" asked the Priest and Minister in surprise.
"Yes I did." said the Rabbi proudly. "I slipped the check in this morning."
Jesus & Satan - Programmer's Contest
Jesus and Satan have an argument as to who is the better programmer. This goes
on for a few hours until they agree to hold a contest with God as the judge.
425 b.c., Day Thirty-Eight
Dear Diary,
I can't be-LEEVE what happened today. You know Bobby Forester, that rilly cute guy
in chemistry class? Get this: he walkd over to where Sondra and I were talking, and
he asked me out to the new James Dean movie with him! God, can you be-LEEVE it?
Sondra was _mortified_! (And I know she digs guys with motorcycles, like, you know
she went to see "Wild One" something like twenty jillion times? She's gonna grow up
to be a skag, doncha know...) So now she's mad a me, but I gotta get some new
crinolines because my old ones got chocolate syrup poured on them last week at the
drive-in, so...
They set themselves before their computers and begin. They type furiously for
several hours, lines of code streaming up the screen.
Seconds before the end of the competition, a bolt of lightning strikes, taking out the
electricity. Moments later, the power is restored, and God announces that the contest
is over. He asks Satan to show what he has come up with.
Satan is visibly upset, and cries, "I have nothing! I lost it all when the power went out."
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"Very well, then," says God, "let us see if Jesus fared any better."
when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may
be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of
yourself."
Jesus enters a command, and the screen comes to life in vivid display, the voices of
an angelic choir pour forth from the speakers.
And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam. And it was good
animal. And God was pleased. And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam
and he wagged his tail.
Satan is astonished. He stutters, "But how?! I lost everything, yet Jesus' program is
intact! How did he do it?"
God chuckles, "Jesus saves."
And Adam said, "Because You have created this new animal to be a reflection of
Your love for me, his name will be a reflection of Your own name, and we will call him
DOG."
The Two Sisters
Sister Mary Catherine and Sister Mary Elizabeth are walking through the park when
they are jumped by two thugs. Their habits are ripped from them and the men begin
to sexually assault them.
And Dog lived with Adam and was a companion to him and loved him. And Adam
was comforted. And God was pleased. And Dog was content and wagged his tail.
After a while, it came to pass that Adam's guardian angel came to the Lord and said,
"Lord, Adam has become filled with pride. He struts and preens like a peacock and
he believes he is worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught him that he is loved,
but perhaps too well."
Sister Mary Catherine casts her eyes heavenward and cries, "Forgive him Lord, for he
knows not what he is doing!"
Mary Elizabeth turns and says, "Mine does..."
And the Lord said, "No problem! I will create for him a companion who will be with
him forever and who will see him as he is. The companion will remind him of his
limitations, so he will know that he is not always worthy of adoration."
Confession
An old man goes to a church, and is making a confession:
And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam. And Cat would not obey Adam.
And when Adam gazed into Cat's eyes, he was reminded that he was not the
supreme being. And Adam learned humility.
Man: Father, I am 75 years old. I have been married for 50 years. All these years I
had been faithful to my wife, but yesterday I was intimate with an 18 year old.
And God was pleased. And Adam was greatly improved. And Dog was happy. And
the Cat didn't give a damn one way or the other.
Father: When was the last time you made a confession?
Man: I never have, I am Jewish.
The Three Couples...
Three couples, an elderly couple, a middle-aged couple and a young newlywed
couple wanted to join a church.
Father: Then why are telling me all this?
Man: I am telling everybody...
The pastor said, "We have special requirements for new parishioners. You must
abstain from having sex for two weeks."
Biblical Pets
A newly discovered chapter in the Book of Genesis has provided the answer to
"Where do pets come from?"
The couples agreed and came back at the end of two weeks.
The pastor went to the elderly couple and asked, "Were you able to abstain from sex
for the two weeks?"
Adam said, "Lord, when I was in the garden, you walked with me every day. Now I do
not see you anymore. I am lonesome here and it is difficult for me to remember how
much you love me."
The old man replied, "No problem at all, Pastor."
And God said, "No problem! I will create a companion for you that will be with you
forever and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will love me even
"Congratulations! Welcome to the church!" said the pastor.
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The pastor went to the middle-aged couple and asked, "Well, were you able to
abstain from sex for the two weeks?"
The nun says, "That's OK, my name is Kevin and I'm on my way to a Halloween
party."
The man replied, "The first week was not too bad. The second week I had to sleep
on the couch for a couple of nights but, yes, we made it."
Computers and Religion
And it came to pass after these things that G-d did test Avraham.
"Congratulations! Welcome to the church!" said the pastor.
And G-d said to him "Avraham." And Avraham replied "Hineni here I am." And G-d
said, "take your computer, your old computer, your 286 and install upon it an
operating system, a new operating system, Windows 95, which I will show to you."
And Avraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass.
The pastor then went to the newlywed couple and asked, "Well, were you able to
abstain from sex for two weeks?"
"No Pastor, we were not able to go without sex for the two weeks," the young man
replied sadly.
"My wife was reaching for a can of paint on the top shelf and dropped it.
He loaded his computer, his old computer, his 286, on the ass. And he took two of his
young men with him and Yitzchak his son. And he rose up and went to the place
where G-d had told him, where to find Windows 95 from afar. And Avraham said to
his young men, "stay here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder and load
Windows 95 on our 286, and come again for you."
When she bent over to pick it up I was overcome with lust and took advantage of her
right there."
And Avraham took his computer, his old computer, his 286, and laid it on Yitzchak his
son. And they went, both of them together.
"You understand, of course, this means you will not be welcome in our church," stated
the pastor.
And Yitzchak spoke to Avraham his father and said, "my father."
"We know." said the young man, "We're not welcome at Lowe's anymore either."
And he replied, "Hineni - here I am my son." And Yitzchak said, "Windows 95
requires far more memory than a 286 has. How will it possibly run on your machine?"
"What Happened?" inquired the pastor.
And Avraham looked at his son, his only son, whom he loved, and he shook his head
slowly. And in perfect faith, and with unswerving trust and belief in the Almighty, he
said, "fear not Yitzchak my son…
The Nun and the Cabbie
A cabbie picks up a nun. She gets into the cab, and the cab driver won't stop staring
at her. She asks him why is he staring and he replies, "I have a question to ask you
but I don't want to offend you.” She answers, “My dear son, you cannot offend me.
When you're as old as I am and have been a nun a long as I have, you get a chance
to see and hear just about everything. I'm sure that there's nothing you could say or
ask that I could find offensive."
G-d will provide the RAM.”
Two Evil Brothers
There were two evil brothers. They were rich and used their money to keep their
ways from the public eye. They even attended he same church and looked to be
perfect Christians. Then, their pastor retired and a new one was hired. Not only
could he see right through the brothers' deception, but he also spoke well and true,
and the church started to swell in numbers. A fund-raising campaign was started to
build a new assembly.
"Well, I've always had a fantasy to have a nun kiss me."
She responds, "Well, let's see what we can do about that: #1, you have to be single
and #2 you must be Catholic."
The cab driver is very excited and says, "Yes, I am single and I'm Catholic too!" The
nun says, "OK, pull into the next alley." He does and the nun fulfills his fantasy. But
when they get back on the road, the cab driver starts crying. "My dear child, said the
nun, why are you crying?"
All of a sudden, one of the brothers died. The remaining brother sought out the new
pastor the day before the funeral and handed him a check for the amount needed to
finish paying for the new building. "I have only one condition," he said. "At his
funeral, you must say my brother was a saint." The pastor gave his word and
deposited the check. The next day at the funeral, the pastor did not hold back. "He
was an evil man," he said. "He cheated on his wife and abused his family." After
"Forgive me sister, but I have sinned. I lied, I must confess, I'm married and I'm
Jewish."
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going on in this vein for a small time, he concluded with: "But, compared to his
brother, he was a saint."
After the scientist was done talking, God said, "Very well, how about this?
Let's say we have a man-making contest." To which the scientist replied, "Okay,
great!"
Confession
The new priest is nervous about hearing confessions, so he asks the older priest to sit
in on his sessions. The new priest hears a couple confessions, then the old priest
asks him to step out of the confessional for a few suggestions.
But God added, "Now, we're going to do this just like I did back in the old days with
Adam."
The old priest suggests, "Cross you arms over your chest, and rub your chin with one
hand."
The scientist said, "Sure, no problem" and bent down and grabbed himself a handful
of dirt.
The new priest tries this. The old priest suggests, "Try saying things like, 'I see, yes,
go on,' and, 'I understand. How did you feel about that? The new priest says those
things.
God looked at him and said, "No, no, no. You go get your own dirt!"
Three Nuns
Three Italian nuns die and go to heaven, where they are met at the Pearly Gates by
St. Peter.
The old priest says, "Now, don't you think that's a little better than slapping your knee
and saying 'No shit?!? What happened next?'"
He says, "Ladies, you all led such wonderful lives, that I'm granting you six months to
go back to earth and be anyone you want to be."
The Pope and the Queen
The Pope and the Queen of England are standing on a stage in front of a crowd when
the Queen says, "Your Holiness, did you know that with one wave of my hand, I can
make every English person in the crowd go wild?"
The first nun says, "I want to be Sophia Loren;" and *poof* she's gone.
The second says, "I want to be Madonna;" and *poof* she's gone.
The Pope doesn't believe her, so she waves her hand across the horizon. Sure
enough, every English person begins to scream with joy.
The third says, "I want to be Sara Pipalini."
When the cheering subsides the pope says, "Your Majesty, Did you know that with
one wave of MY hand, I can make every Irish and Scottish person experience an
everlasting rapture?"
St. Peter looks perplexed. "Who?" he says.
"An everlasting rapture with one wave of your hand?" says the Queen. "I've got to
see this." So he slaps her.
St. Peter shakes his head and says, "I'm sorry, but that name just doesn't ring a bell."
Scientists and God
One day a group of scientists got together and decided that man had come a long
way and no longer needed God.
He reads the paper and starts laughing. He hands it back to her and says...
"Sara Pipalini,” replies the nun.
The nun then takes a newspaper out of her habit and hands it to St. Peter.
"No sister, this says 'Sahara Pipeline' was laid by 1,900 men in 6 months.’”
So they picked one scientist to go and tell Him that they were done with Him.
Symbolic Meaning
A team of archaeologists were excavating in Israel when they came upon a cave.
Written on the wall of the cave were the following symbols in order of appearance.
The scientist walked up to God and said, "God, we've decided that we no longer need
you. We're to the point that we can clone people and do many miraculous things, so
why don't you just go on and get lost."
1.
2.
3.
God listened very patiently and kindly to the man.
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A dog
A donkey
A shovel
4.
5.
A fish
A Star of David
running shouting, "Hi, Dad! I've got some good news!" As I waved back, I said loudly,
"What's the good news?" "Nobody slept with Mommy while you were away this time!"
Alex shouted. The airport became very quiet, as everyone in the waiting area looked
at Alex, then turned to me, and then searched the rest of the area to see if they could
figure out exactly who his Mom was.
They decided that this was a unique find and the writings were at least more than
three thousand years old. They chopped out the piece of stone and had it brought to
the museum where archaeologists from all over the world came to study the ancient
symbols.
An acquaintance of mine who is a physician told this story about her then 4-year-old
daughter. On the way to preschool, the doctor had left her stethoscope on the car
seat, and her little girl picked it up and began playing with it. "Be still, my heart,"
thought my friend, "my daughter wants to follow in my footsteps!" Then the child
spoke into the instrument: "Welcome to McDonald's. May I take your order?"
They held a huge meeting after months of conferences to discuss what they could
agree was the meaning of the markings.
The President of their Society stood up and pointed at the first drawing and said,
"This looks like a dog. We can judge that this was a highly intelligent race as they
knew how to have animals for companionship. To prove this statement you can see
that the next symbol resembles a donkey, so, they were even smart enough to have
animals help them till the soil.
A certain little girl, when asked her name, would reply, "I'm Mr.Sugarbrown's
daughter."
Her mother told her this was wrong, she must say, "I'm Jane
Sugarbrown." The Vicar spoke to her in Sunday School, and said, "Aren't you Mr.
Sugarbrown's daughter?" She replied, "I thought I was, but mother says I'm not."
The next drawing looks like a shovel of some sort, which means they even had tools
to help them. Even further proof of their high intelligence is the fish that means that
that they had a famine that hit the earth whereby the food didn't grow, they would take
to the sea for food.
A little girl asked her mother, "Can I go outside and play with the boys? "Her mother
replied, "No, you can't play with the boys, they're too rough." The little girl thought
about it for a few moments and asked, "If I can find a smooth one, can I play with
him?"
The last symbol appears to be the Star of David which means they were evidently
Hebrews." The audience applauded enthusiastically and the President smiled and
said, "I'm glad to see that you are all in full agreement with our interpretations."
A mother was teaching her 3-year-old the Lord's prayer. For several evenings at
bedtime she repeated it after her mother. One night she said she was ready to solo.
The mother listened with pride as she carefully enunciated each word, right up to the
end of the prayer. "Lead us not into temptation," she prayed, "but deliver us some Email, Amen."
Suddenly a little old Jewish man stood up in the back of the room and said, "I object
to every word. The explanation of what the writings say is quite simple. First of all,
everyone knows that Hebrews don't read from left to right, but from right to left...
A Sunday school teacher asked her little children, as they were on the way to church
service, "And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?" One bright little girl replied,
"Because people are sleeping."
Now, look again... It now says:
"HOLY MACKEREL, DIG THE ASS ON THAT BITCH!"
A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination, he looked at the old
pages as he turned them. Then something fell out of the Bible and he picked up and
looked at it closely. It was an old leaf from a tree that has been pressed in between
pages. "Momma, look what I found," the boy called out. "What have you got there,
dear?" his mother asked. With astonishment in the young boy's voice he answered:
"It's Adam's suit!!!"
Kids…
Ever notice how a 4-year-old's voice is louder than 200 adult voices? Several years
ago, I returned home from a trip just when a storm hit, with crashing thunder and
severe lightning. As I came into my bedroom about 2am, I found my two children in
bed with my wife, Karey, apparently scared by the loud storm. I resigned myself to
sleep in the guest bedroom that night. The next day, I talked to the children, and
explained that it was O.K. to sleep with Mom when the storm was bad, but when I
was expected home, please don't sleep with Mom that night. They said OK.
At the beginning of a children's sermon, one girl came up to the altar' wearing a
beautiful dress. As the children were sitting down around the pastor, he leaned over
and said to the girl, "That is a very pretty dress. Is it your Easter dress?" The girl
replied almost directly into the pastor's clip-on mike, "Yes, and my mom says it's a
bitch to iron."
After my next trip several weeks later, Karen and the children picked me up in the
terminal at the appointed time. Since the plane was late, everyone had come into the
terminal to wait for my plane's arrival, along with hundreds of other folks waiting for
their arriving passengers. As I entered the waiting area, my son saw me, and came
Why God Never Received Tenure
1. He had only one major publication.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
It was in Hebrew.
It had no references.
It wasn't published in a refereed journal.
Some even doubt he wrote it by himself.
It may be true that he created the world, but what has he done since then?
His cooperative efforts have been quite limited.
The scientific community has had a hard time replicating his results.
He never applied to the ethics board for permission to use human subjects.
When one experiment went awry he tried to cover it by drowning his subjects.
When subjects didn't behave as predicted, he deleted them from the sample.
He rarely came to class, just told students to read the book.
Some say he had his son teach the class.
He expelled his first two students for learning.
Although there were only 10 requirements, most of his students failed his tests.
His office hours were infrequent and usually held on a mountain top.
"Here Leroy," he said, "God has heard your prayers and sent you this money through
me"
The next day the preacher was walking by Leroy's house again, and he heard the boy
praying again. He stopped to listen.
"Dear God," Leroy said, "Thank you so much for sending me some money for a bike.
Do me a favor, next time, don't give it to the preacher, 'cause he kept half of it."
Barney is Satan
Given: Barney is a CUTE PURPLE DINOSAUR
Prove: Barney is Satanic
The Romans had no letter 'U' and used 'V' instead for printing, meaning the Roman
representation for Barney would be:
Sex on the Sabbath
A man wonders if having sex on the Sabbath is a sin because he is not sure if sex is
work or play. He asks a priest for his opinion on this question. The priest says after
consulting the Bible, "My son, after an exhaustive search I am positive sex is work
and is not permitted on Sundays."
CVTE PVRPLE DINOSAVR
Extracting the Roman numerals, we have:
CVVLDIV
The man thinks: " What does a priest know of sex?" He goes to minister... an
experienced married man, for the answer. He queries the minister and receives the
same reply… Sex is work and not for the Sabbath!
Decimal Equivalents are:
100 5 5 50 500 1 5
Not pleased with the reply, he seeks out the ultimate authority: A man of thousands of
years’ tradition and knowledge, a Rabbi. The Rabbi ponders the question and states,
"My son, sex is definitely play." The man replies, "Rabbi, how can you be so sure
when so many others tell me sex is work?!"
Adding those numbers produces: 666
666 is the number of the beast.
The Rabbi softly speaks, "If sex were work... My wife would have the maid do it!”
Therefore, Barney is Satan.
Leroy’s Bike
Leroy really wanted a bicycle, but his family was too poor. So he went out in the back
yard, and knelt down and began praying.
Speaking of Funerals
A funeral service is being held for a woman who has just passed away. At the end of
the service the pallbearers are carrying the casket out when they accidentally bump
into a wall, jarring the casket. They hear a faint moan.
"Dear God, I have been a good boy, and I really want a bike, but my mother can't
afford it. I can get a used bike for $20.00. Could you please help me?"
They open the casket and find that the woman is actually alive. She lives for ten more
years, and then dies. A ceremony is again held at the same place, and at the end of
the ceremony the pallbearers are again carrying out the casket. As they are walking,
the husband cries out, "watch out for the dang wall!"
Just then a preacher happened by and heard Leroy praying. Hearing the boy pray
touched his heart. He reached in his pocket for some money, but all he had was a
ten dollar bill.
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CHAPTER 3: Laws and Lawyers
Johnny agrees.
Lawyers
In a murder trial, the defense attorney was cross-examining a pathologist. Here's
what happened:
The old farmer slowly climbs down off the tractor and walks up to Johnny. His first
kick plants the toe of his heavy work boot in Johnny's crotch and drops him to his
knees. His second kick nearly wipes Johnny's nose off his face and blood goes
everywhere. Johnny is flat on his belly. The farmer's third kick relocates Johnny's left
kidney and Johnny writhing in pain for several minutes before he can stand.
Attorney: Before you signed the death certificate, had you taken the pulse?
Coroner: No.
Summoning every bit of his will, Cochran manages to get to his feet and says, "OK
you old coot, now it's my turn!"
Attorney: Did you listen to the heart?
Coroner: No.
The old farmer smiles and says "No, I give up... you can have the duck!"
Attorney: Did you check for breathing?
Coroner: No.
Lawyer Jokes
Q: What do you call 5000 dead lawyers at the bottom of the ocean?
A: A good start!
Attorney: So, when you signed the death certificate, you weren't sure the man was
dead, were you?
Coroner: Well, let me put it this way. The man's brain was sitting in a jar on my desk.
But I guess it's possible he could be out there practicing law somewhere.
Q: How can you tell when a lawyer is lying?
A: His lips are moving.
Q: What's the difference between a dead dog in the road and a dead lawyer in the
road?
A: There are skid marks in front of the dog.
Duck Hunting
Johnny Cochran decided to go duck hunting in Texas. He is having a great time
when suddenly a duck flies overhead. Johnny fires a shot and drops the bird but it
falls into a field on the other side of a fence.
Q: Why won't sharks attack lawyers?
A: Professional courtesy.
Johnny is climbing over the fence when an old farmer on tractor drives up and asks
him what he thinks he is doing. Johnny says "I shot a duck and it fell into this field and
now I'm going to get it."
Q: What do have when a lawyer is buried up to his neck in sand?
A: Not enough sand.
The old farmer replies, "This is my property and you are not coming over here."
Q: How do you get a lawyer out of a tree?
A: Cut the rope.
Johnny Cochran is indignant and says "Apparently you don't know who I am. I'm
Johnny Cochran, the attorney who got OJ off in that murder trial. If you don't let me
get that duck I will sue you and take everything you own."
Q: Do you know how to save a drowning lawyer?
A1: Take your foot off his head.
A2: No.
The old farmer smiles and says "Apparently you don't know how we do things around
here in Texas. We settle small disagreements like this with the Texas Three Kick
Rule."
Q: What's the difference between a lawyer and a bucket of shit?
A: The bucket.
Q: What is the definition of a shame (as in "that's a shame")?
A: When a busload of lawyers goes off a cliff.
Johnny is surprised and says, "What is the Texas Three Kick Rule?" The Farmer
says, "Well, first I kick you three times and then you kick me three times and so on
back and forth until someone gives up."
Johnny quickly thinks about this and
decides that since he is much younger and in far better condition and that he can
easily win against this old codger.
Q: What is the definition of a "crying shame?"
A: There was an empty seat.
Q: What can a goose do, a duck can't, and a lawyer should?
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A: Stick his bill up his ass.
Q: What do you get when you cross the Godfather with a lawyer?
A: An offer you can't understand
shyly stood up, scuffed her feet and said, "My father is a mailman." "Thank you,
Amie," said the teacher. "What about your father, Billy?" Billy proudly stood up and
announced, "My daddy plays piano in a whorehouse." The teacher was aghast and
promptly changed the subject to geography.
Q. Why is it that many lawyers have broken noses?
A. From chasing parked ambulances.
Later that day she went to Billy's house and rang the bell. Billy's father answered the
door. The teacher explained what his son had said and demanded an explanation.
Q. Where can you find a good lawyer?
A. In the cemetery
Billy's father said, "I'm actually an attorney. How can I explain a thing like that to a
seven-year-old?"
Q. What's the difference between a lawyer and a gigolo?
A. A gigolo only screws one person at a time.
A lawyer died and arrived at the pearly gates. To his dismay, there were thousands
of people ahead of him in line to see St. Peter. To his surprise, St. Peter left his desk
at the gate and came down the long line to where the lawyer was, and greeted him
warmly. Then St. Peter and one of his assistants took the lawyer by the hands and
guided him up to the front of the line, and into a comfortable chair by his desk. The
lawyer said, "I don't mind all this attention, but what makes me so special?"
Q. What's the difference between a lawyer and a vampire?
A. A vampire only sucks blood at night.
Q. How many law professors does it take to change a light bulb?
A. Hell, you need 250 just to lobby for the research grant.
St. Peter replied, "Well, I've added up all the hours for which you billed your clients,
and by my calculation you must be about 193 years old!"
Q: If you see a lawyer on a bicycle, why don't you swerve to hit him?
A: It might be your bicycle.
A Dublin lawyer died in poverty and many barristers of the city subscribed to a fund
for his funeral. The Lord Chief Justice of
Orbury was asked to donate a shilling. "Only a shilling?" said the Justice, "Only a
shilling to bury an attorney? Here's a guinea; go and bury 20 more of them."
A housewife, an accountant and a lawyer were asked, "How much is 2+2?" The
housewife replies: "Four!" The accountant says: "I think it's either 3 or 4. Let me run
those figures through my spreadsheet one more time." The lawyer pulls the drapes,
dims the lights and asks in a hushed voice, "How much do you want it to be?"
"How can I ever thank you?" gushed a woman to Clarence Darrow, after he had
solved her legal troubles. "My dear woman," Darrow replied, "ever since the
Phoenicians invented money there has been only one answer to that question."
A man went to a brain store to get some brain for dinner. He sees a sign remarking
on the quality of professional brain offered at this particular brain store. So he asks
the butcher:
"How much for Engineer brain?"
"3 dollars an ounce."
"How much for the other generic professional brain?"
"4 dollars an ounce."
"How much for lawyer brain?"
"100 dollars an ounce."
"Why is lawyer brain so much more?"
"Do you know how many lawyers you need to kill to get one ounce of brain?"
The Pope and a lawyer find themselves together before the Pearly Gates. After a
small quantum of time which was spent discussing their respective professions, ol' St.
Peter shows up to usher them to their new Heavenly station. After passing out wings,
harps, halos and such, St. Pete decides to show them to their new lodgings. Only a
brief flight from the welcome, Pete brings them down on the front lawn (cloudencrusted, natch) of a huge palatial estate with all sorts of lavish trappings. This,
Pete announces, is where the lawyer will be spending eternity, (at least until the end
of time..) "Hot Dang", the Pope says to His-self, "If he's getting a place like this, I can
hardly wait to see my digs!"
A grade school teacher was asking students what their parents did for a living. "Tim,
you be first," she said. "What does your mother do all day?" Tim stood up and
proudly said, "She's a doctor." "That's wonderful. How about you, Amie?" Amie
They take flight once again, and as Pete leads on, the landscape below begins to
appear more and more mundane until they finally land on a street lined with
Brownstone houses. Pete indicates the third walkup on the left as the Popes new
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domicile and turns to leave, wishing the pontiff his best. The Pope, in a mild state of
astonishment, cries out "Hey Pete! What's the deal here? You put that lawyer feller in
a beautiful estate home and I, spiritual leader of terra-firma, end up with this dive?"
ground." So Harry yells down to the man, "Hey, could you tell us where we are?"
And the man on the ground yells back, "You're in a balloon, 100 feet up in the air."
George turns to Harry and says, "That man must be a lawyer." And Harry says, "How
can you tell?" George says, "Because the advice he gave us is 100% accurate, and
totally useless."
Pete looks at the pontiff amusedly and replies: "Look here old fellow, this street is
practically encrusted with spiritual leaders from many times and religions. We're
putting you here with them so you guys can get your dogma together. That other guy
gets an estate, because he's the first (non-) damned lawyer to make it up here!!"
For three years, the young attorney had been taking his brief vacations at this country
inn. The last time he'd finally managed an affair with the innkeeper's daughter.
Looking forward to an exciting few days, he dragged his suitcase up the stairs of the
inn, then stopped short. There sat his lover with an infant on her lap!
Carlson was charged with stealing a Mercedes Benz, and after a long trial, the jury
acquitted him. Later that day Carlson came back to the judge who had presided at the
hearing.
"Helen, why didn't you write when you learned you were pregnant?" he cried. "I
would have rushed up here, we could have gotten married, and the baby would have
my name!"
"Your honor," he said, "I wanna get out a warrant for that dirty lawyer of mine."
"Why?" asked the judge. "He won your acquittal. What do you want to have him
arrested for?"
"Well," she said, "when my folks found out about my condition, we sat up all night
talkin' and talkin' and decided it would be better to have a bastard in the family than a
lawyer."
"Well, your honor," replied Carlson, "I didn't have the money to pay his fee, so he
went and took the car I stole."
God decided to take the devil to court and settle their differences once and for all.
"You seem to have more than the average share of intelligence for a man of your
background," sneered the lawyer at a witness on the stand. "If I wasn't under oath, I'd
return the compliment," replied the witness.
When Satan heard this, he laughed and said, "And where do you think you're going to
find a lawyer?"
Diogenes went to look for an honest lawyer. "How's it going?" someone asked. "Not
too bad", said Diogenes." I still have my lantern."
Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, an honest lawyer and an old drunk are walking down the
street together when they simultaneously spot a hundred dollar bill. Who gets it?
The old drunk, of course, the other three are mythological creatures.
A woman and her little girl were visiting the grave of the little girl's grandmother. On
their way through the cemetery back to the car, the little girl asked, "Mommy, do they
ever bury two people in the same grave?"
A lawyer named Strange was shopping for a tombstone. After he had made his
selection, the stonecutter asked him what inscription he would like on it.
"Of course not, dear." replied the mother, "Why would you think that?"
"Here lies an honest man and a lawyer," responded the lawyer.
"The tombstone back there said 'Here lies a lawyer and an honest man.'"
"Sorry, but I can't do that," replied the stonecutter. "In this state, it's against the law to
bury two people in the same grave. However, I could put ’Here lies an honest
lawyer’.”
These two guys, George and Harry, set out in a Hot Air balloon to cross the Atlantic
Ocean. After 37 hours in the air, George says, "Harry, we better lose some altitude
so we can see where we are."
"But that won't let people know who it is" protested the lawyer.
"Certainly will," retorted the stonecutter. "People will read it and exclaim, "That's
Strange!"
Harry lets out some of the hot air in the balloon, and the balloon descends to below
the cloud cover. George says, "I still can't tell where we are, lets ask that guy on the
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An anxious woman goes to her doctor. "Doctor," she asks nervously, "Can you get
pregnant from anal intercourse?"
The Russian takes a bottle of the Best Vodka out of his pack; pours some into a
glass, drinks it, and says: "In USSR, we have the best vodka of the world, nowhere in
the world you can find Vodka as good as the one we produce in Ukraine. And we
have so much of it, that we can just throw it away..." Saying that, he open the window
and throw the rest of the bottle through it. All the others are quite impressed.
"Certainly," replies the doctor, "Where do you think lawyers come from?"
The Cuban takes a pack of Havanas, takes one of them, lights it and begins to smoke
it saying: "In Cuba, we have the best cigars of the world: Havanas.” “Nowhere in the
world there is so many and so good cigar and we have so much of them, that we can
just throw them away." Saying that, he throws the pack of Havanas through the
window. One more time, everybody is quite impressed.
At a convention of biological scientists, one researcher remarks to another, "Did you
know that in our lab we have switched from mice to lawyers for our experiments?"
"Really?" the other replied, "Why did you switch?"
"Well, for three reasons. First we found that lawyers are far more plentiful, second,
the lab assistants don't get so attached to them, and thirdly there are some things
even a rat won't do. However, sometimes it very hard to extrapolate our test results
to human beings."
At this time, the American just stands up, opens the window, and throws the Lawyer
through it...
A lawyer's dog, running about unleashed, beelines for a butcher shop and steals a
roast. Butcher goes to lawyer's office and asks, "If a dog running unleashed steals a
piece of meat from my store, do I have a right to demand payment for the meat from
the dog's owner?" The lawyer answers, "Absolutely."
A certain lawyer was quite wealthy and had a summer house in the country, to which
he retreated for several weeks of the year. Each summer, the lawyer would invite a
different friend of his (no, that's not the punch line) to spend a week or two up at this
place, which happened to be in a backwoods section of Maine. On one particular
occasion, he invited a Czechoslovakian friend to stay with him. The friend, eager to
get a freebee off a lawyer, agreed.
"Then you owe me $8.50. Your dog was loose and stole a roast from me today."
The lawyer, without a word, writes the butcher a check for $8.50 [attorneys don't carry
cash -- it's too plebeian -- and the butcher hadn't brought the shop's credit card
imprinter to the lawyer's office].
Well, they had a splendid time in the country - rising early and living in the great
outdoors. Early one morning, the lawyer and his Czechoslovakian companion went
out to pick berries for their morning breakfast. As they went around the berry patch,
gathering blueberries and raspberries in tremendous quantities, along came two huge
Bears - a male and a female. Well, the lawyer, seeing the two bears, immediately
dashed for cover. His friend, though, wasn't so lucky, and the male bear reached him
and swallowed him whole.
Several periods of time later -- it could be the next day but that would be unrealistic -the butcher opens the mail and finds an envelope from the lawyer: $20 due for a
consultation.
The lawyer ran back to his Mercedes, tore into town as fast has he could, and got the
local backwoods sheriff. The sheriff grabbed his shotgun and dashed back to the
berry patch with the lawyer. Sure enough, the two bears were still there. "He's in
THAT one!" cried the lawyer, pointing to the male, while visions of lawsuits from his
friend's family danced in his head. He just had to save his friend. The sheriff looked at
the bears, and without batting an eye, leveled his gun, took careful aim, and SHOT
THE FEMALE.
Q: How many lawyers does it take to change a light bulb?
A1: It only takes one lawyer to change your light bulb to his light bulb.
A2: You won't find a lawyer who can change a light bulb. Now, if you're looking for a
lawyer to screw a light bulb...
A3: Whereas the party of the first part, also known as "Lawyer", and the party of the
second part, also known as "Light Bulb", do hereby and forthwith agree to a
transaction wherein the party of the second part (Light Bulb) shall be removed from
the current position as a result of failure to perform previously agreed upon duties,
i.e., the lighting, elucidation, and otherwise illumination of the area ranging from the
front (north) door, through the entryway, terminating at an area just inside the primary
living area, demarcated by the beginning of the carpet, any spillover illumination
being at the option of the party of the second part (Light Bulb) and not required by
"Whatdya do that for!" exclaimed the lawyer, "I said he was in the other!" "Exactly,"
replied the sheriff, "and would YOU believe a lawyer who told you that the Czech was
in the Male?"
A Russian, a Cuban, an American and a Lawyer are on a train.
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the aforementioned agreement between the parties. The aforementioned removal
transaction shall include, but not be limited to, the following steps:
1.) The party of the first part (Lawyer) shall, with or without elevation at his option, by
means of a chair, stepstool, ladder or any other means of elevation, grasp the party of
the second part (Light Bulb) and rotate the party of the second part (Light Bulb) in a
counter-clockwise direction, this point being non-negotiable.
2.) Upon reaching a point where the party of the second part (Light Bulb) becomes
separated from the party of the third part ("Receptacle"), the party of the first part
(Lawyer) shall have the option of disposing of the party of the second part (Light Bulb)
in a manner consistent with all applicable state, local and federal statutes.
3.) Once separation and disposal have been achieved, the party of the first part
(Lawyer) shall have the option of beginning installation of the party of the fourth part
("New Light Bulb"). This installation shall occur in a manner consistent with the
reverse of the procedures described in step one of this self-same document, being
careful to note that the rotation should occur in a clockwise direction, this point also
being non-negotiable.
NOTE: The above described steps may be performed, at the option of the party of the
first part (Lawyer), by any or all persons authorized by him, the objective being to
produce the most possible revenue for the party of the fifth part, also known as
"Partnership."
A man walked into a bar with his alligator and asked the bartender, "Do you serve
lawyers here?" "Sure do," replied the bartender. "Good," said the man. "Give me a
beer, and I'll have a lawyer for my 'gator."
There was the cartoon showing two people fighting over a cow. One was pulling the
cow by the tail; the other was pulling on the horns. Underneath was a lawyer milking
the cow.
If you laid all of the lawyers in the world, end to end, on the equator…
It would be a good idea to just leave them there.
Dewey, Cheatham, & Howe
Attorneys at Law
A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
...Benjamin Franklin.
Ben Dover and C. Howlett Fields
Attorneys At Law
What is the difference between a tick and a lawyer? A tick falls off of you when you
die.
The lawyer is standing at the gate to Heaven and St. Peter is listing his sins: 1)
Defending a large corporation in a pollution suit where he knew they were guilty. 2)
Defending an obviously guilty murderer because the fee was high. 3) Overcharging
fees to many clients. 4) Prosecuting an innocent woman because a scapegoat was
needed in a controversial case. And the list goes on for quite awhile.
Why does the law society prohibit sex between lawyers and their clients? To prevent
clients from being billed twice for essentially the same service.
What can a goose do, a duck can't, and a lawyer should? Stick his bill up his ass.
The lawyer objects and begins to argue his case. He admits all these things, but
argues, "Wait, I've done some charity in my life also."
What do you have when 100 lawyers are buried up to their neck in sand?
enough sand.
St. Peter looks in his book and says, “Yes, I see. Once you gave a dime to a
panhandler and once you gave an extra nickel to the shoeshine boy, correct?" The
lawyer gets a smug look on his face and replies, "Yes." St. Peter turns to the angel
next to him and says, "Give this guy 15 cents and tell him to go to hell."
Not
What's the difference between a dead dog in the road and a dead lawyer in the road?
There are skid marks in front of the dog.
What is black and brown and looks good on a lawyer? A Doberman.
When a lawyer tells his clients he has a sliding fee schedule what he means is that
after he bills you it's financially hard to get back on your feet.
Why are lawyers like nuclear weapons? If one side has one, the other side has to get
one. Once launched, they cannot be recalled. When they land, they screw up
everything forever.
It was so cold last winter that I saw a lawyer with his hands in his own pockets.
What do lawyers and sperm have in common? One in 3,000,000 has a chance of
becoming a human being.
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Did you hear that the Post Office just recalled their latest stamps? They had pictures
of lawyers on them ... and people couldn't figure out which side to spit on.
The third said, "I like to operate on electricians. You open them up and everything
inside is color-coded.
Lawyer's creed: A man is innocent until proven broke.
The fourth one said, "I like to operate on lawyers. They're heartless spineless,
gutless, and their heads and their ass are interchangeable."
A Rabbi, a Hindu, and a lawyer are in a car. They run out of gas, and are forced to
stop at a farmer's house. The farmer says that there are only 2 extra beds, and one
person will have to sleep in the barn.
Lawyer Quotes
These are from the Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyers Journal. They are a set
of questions asked of witnesses during trials and the author says they are true.
The Hindu says, "I'm humble, I'll sleep in the barn," so he goes out to the barn. In a
few minutes, the farmer hears a knock on the door.
It's the Hindu and he says, "There is a cow in the barn. It's against my beliefs to
sleep with a cow."
So the rabbi says, "I'm humble, I'll sleep in the barn." A few minutes later, the farmer
hears another knock on the door and it's the rabbi. He says that it is against his
beliefs to sleep where there is a pig and there is a pig in the barn.
So the lawyer is forced to sleep in the barn. A few minutes later, there is a knock on
the door. It's the pig and the cow.
1.
"Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know
about it until the next morning?"
2.
"The youngest son, the twenty-year old, how old is he?"
3.
"Were you alone, or by yourself?"
4.
"Were you present when your picture was taken?"
5.
"Was it you or your younger brother who was killed in the war?"
6.
"Did he kill you?"
A young couple was called to heaven before they could be married. The
disappointed groom took St. Peter aside and asked him if it was still possible for them
to be married.
7.
"How far apart were the vehicles at the time of the collision?"
8.
"You were there until the time you left, is that true?"
"I'm afraid you'll have to wait," St. Peter replied. "Check back after five years, and if
you still want to be married we will talk about it." Five years passed and the couple
came back, repeating their request.
9.
"How many times have you committed suicide?"
10. Q: "So the date of conception (of the baby), was August 8?"
A: "Yes."
Q: "And what were you doing at that time?"
"Sorry, you must wait another five years," St. Peter told them. Fortunately after the
wait St. Peter said they could be married. The wedding was beautiful and at first the
couple was happy, but then they realized they had made a mistake. They went to
see St. Peter, this time to ask for a divorce.
11. Q:
A:
Q:
A:
Q:
"What?" St. Peter asked. "It took us ten years to find a minister in heaven, and now
you want a lawyer?"
"She had three children, right?"
"Yes."
"How many were boys?"
"None."
"Were there any girls?"
Four surgeons were taking a coffee break and were discussing their work. The first
said, "I think accountants are the easiest to operate on. You open them up and
everything inside is numbered."
12. Q: "You say the stairs went down to the basement?”
A: "Yes."
Q: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"
The second said, "I think librarians are the easiest to operate on. You open them up
and everything inside is in alphabetical order."
13. Q: "Mr. Slatery, you went on a rather elaborate honeymoon, didn't you?"
A: "I went to Europe, sir."
Q: "And you took your new wife?"
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14. Q: "How was your first marriage terminated?"
A: "By death."
Q: "And by who's death was it terminated?"
26. Q: What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up that
morning?
A: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'
Q: And why did that upset you?
A: My name is Susan.
15. Q: "Can you describe the individual?"
A: "He was about medium height and had a beard."
Q: "Was this a male, or a female?"
27. Q: Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in voodoo or the occult?
A: We both do.
Q: Voodoo?
A: We do.
Q: You do?
A: Yes, voodoo.
16. Q: "Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I
sent to your attorney?"
A: "No, this is how I dress when I go to work."
17. Q: "Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?"
A: "All my autopsies are performed on dead people."
18. Q: "All your responses must be oral, OK? What school did you go to?"
A: "Oral."
United Way
The local United Way office realized that it had never received a donation from the
town's most successful lawyer.
19. Q: "Do you recall the time that you examined the body?"
A: "The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m."
Q: "And Mr. Dennington was dead at the time?"
A: "No, you dummy, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an
autopsy."
The volunteer in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute.
"Our research shows that out of a yearly income of more than $600,000 you give not
a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"
20. Q: "You were not shot in the fracas?"
A: "No, I was shot midway between the fracas and the navel."
The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did you research also
show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are
several times her annual income?"
21. Q: "Are you qualified to give a urine sample?"
A: "I have been since early childhood."
Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, "Um... No."
"Second, that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?"
22. Q: What is your date of birth?
A: July fifteenth.
Q: What year?
A: Every year.
The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology but was cut off.
"Third, that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident," the lawyer's voice rising in
indignation, "leaving her penniless with three children?!"
23. Q: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
A: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea..."
24. Q: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
A: Yes.
Q: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
A: I forget.
Q: You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten?
On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, "And I don't give any money to them, so
why should I give any to you?"
Laws of Love
In Ventura County, California, cats and dogs are not allowed to have sex without a
permit.
25. Q: How old is your son, the one living with you?
A: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
Q: How long has he lived with you?
A: Forty-five years.
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If a police officer in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, suspects a couple is having sex inside a
vehicle they must honk their horn three times, and wait two minutes before being
allowed to approach the scene.
The only acceptable sexual position in Washington DC is the missionary-style
position. Any other sexual position is considered illegal (so this is how they plan on
getting Clinton).
A law in Oblong, Illinois makes it a crime to make love while fishing or hunting on your
wedding day.
Still a Virgin
A lawyer got married to a woman who had previously been married 12 times. On
their wedding night, they settled into the bridal suite at their hotel and the bride said to
her new groom, "Please, promise to be gentle. I am still a virgin." This puzzled the
groom, since after 12 marriages, he thought that at least one of her husbands would
have been able to perform.
In Ames Iowa a husband may not take more than three gulps of beer while lying in
bed with his wife.
A law in Alexandria, Minnesota makes it illegal for a husband to make love to his wife
if his breath smells like garlic, onions, or sardines.
A Helena, Montana law states that a woman cannot dance on a saloon table unless
her clothing weights more than three pounds, two ounces.
He asked his new bride to explain the phenomenon. She responded: “My first
husband was a Sales Representative who spent our entire marriage telling me, in
grandiose terms, It's gonna be great!'
Hotel owners in Hastings, Nebraska are required by law to provide a clean, white
cotton nightshirt to each guest. According to the law, no couple may have sex unless
they are wearing the nightshirts.
My second husband was from Software Services; he was never quite sure how it was
supposed to function, but he said he would send me documentation.
My third husband was from Field Services and constantly said that everything was
diagnostically OK, but he just couldn't get the system up.
Any couple making out inside a vehicle, and accidentally sounding the horn during
their lustful act, may be taken to jail according to a Liberty Corner, New Jersey law.
My fourth husband was from Educational Services, and he simply said, “Those who
can, do; those who can't, teach.”
During lunch breaks in Carlsbad, New Mexico, no couple should engage in a sexual
act while parked in their vehicle, unless their car has curtains.
My fifth husband was from the Telemarketing Department and said that he had the
orders, but he wasn't quite sure when he was going to be able to deliver.
In Nevada sex without a condom is considered illegal.
In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania it is illegal to have sex with a truck driver inside a
tollbooth.
My sixth husband was an Engineer. He told me that he understood the basic process
but needed three years to research, implement, and design a new state-of-the-art
method.
Hotels in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, are required by law to furnish their rooms with
twin beds only. There should be a minimum of two feet between the beds, and it is
illegal for a couple to make love on the floor between the beds.
My seventh husband was from Finance and Administration. His comments were that
he knew how, but he just wasn't sure whether it was his job.
In Kingsville, Texas, there is a law against two pigs having sex on the city's airport
property.
My eighth husband was from Standards and Regulations and told me that he was up
to the standards but that regulations said nothing about how to do it.
A Tremonton, Utah law states that no woman is allowed to have sex with a man while
riding in an ambulance. In addition to normal charges, the woman's name will be
published in the local newspaper. The man does not receive any punishment.
My ninth husband was a Marketing Manager. He said, I know I have the product. I'm
just not sure how to position it.'
My tenth husband was a psychiatrist, and all he ever wanted to do was talk about it.
In the state of Washington there is a law against having sex with a virgin under any
circumstances (including the wedding night).
My eleventh husband was a gynecologist, and all he ever wanted to do was look at it.
In Connorsville, Wisconsin no man shall shoot off a gun while his female partner is
having a sexual orgasm.
My twelfth husband was a stamp collector, and all he wanted to do was... God I miss
him!
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So now I have married a lawyer, so I know I'm going to get screwed."
Defendant: Judge, I want you to appoint me another lawyer.
Judge: And why is that?
Defendant: Because the Public Defender isn't interested in my case.
Judge (to Public Defender): Do you have any comments on the defendant's motion?
Public Defender: I'm sorry, Your Honor. I wasn't listening.
Judges
Judge: I know you, don't I?
Defendant: Uh, yes.
Judge: All right, tell me, how do I know you?
Defendant: Judge, do I have to tell you?
Judge: Of course, you might be obstructing justice not to tell me.
Defendant: Okay. I was your bookie.
Judge: Please identify yourself for the record.
Defendant: Colonel Ebenezer Jackson.
Judge: What does the "Colonel" stand for?
Defendant: Well, it's kinda like the "Honorable" in front of your name. Not a damn
thing.
From a defendant representing himself...
Defendant: Did you get a good look at me when I stole your purse?
Victim: Yes, I saw you clearly. You are the one who stole my purse.
Defendant: I should have shot you while I had the chance.
Judge: You are charged with habitual drunkenness. Have you anything to say in your
defense?
Defendant: Habitual thirstiness?
Judge: The charge here is theft of frozen chickens. Are you the defendant?
Defendant: No, sir, I'm the guy who stole the chickens.
For All of Us Who Love Attorneys and Doctors...
Two attorneys boarded a flight out of Seattle. One sat in the window seat, the other
sat in the middle seat. Just before take-off, a physician got on and took the aisle seat
next to the two attorneys. The physician kicked off his shoes, wiggled his toes and
was settling in when the attorney in the window seat said, "I think I'll get up and get a
coke."
Lawyer: How do you feel about defense attorneys?
Juror: I think they should all be drowned at birth.
Lawyer: Well, then, you are obviously biased for the prosecution.
Juror: That's not true. I think prosecutors should be drowned at birth too.
Lawyer questioning his client on the witness stand...
Plaintiff's Lawyer: What doctor treated you for the injuries you sustained while at
work?
Plaintiff: Dr. J.
Plaintiff's Lawyer: And what kind of physician is Dr. J?
Plaintiff: Well, I'm not sure, but I remember that you said he was a good plaintiff's
doctor.
"No problem," said the physician, "I'll get it for you." While he was gone, one of the
attorneys picked up the physician's shoe and spat in it.
Judge: Is there any reason you could not serve as a juror in this case?
Juror: I don't want to be away from my job that long.
Judge: Can't they do without you at work?
Juror: Yes, but I don't want them to know it.
As the plane was landing, the Physician slipped his feet into his shoes and knew
immediately what had happened. "How long must this go on?" he asked.
When he returned with the coke, the other attorney said, "That looks good, I think I'll
have one too." Again, the physician obligingly went to fetch it and while he was gone,
the other attorney picked up the other shoe and spat in it. The Physician returned
and they all sat back and enjoyed the flight.
"This fighting between our professions? This hatred? This animosity? This spitting
in shoes and pissing in cokes?"
Lawyer: Tell us about the fight.
Witness: I didn't see no fight.
Lawyer: Well, tell us what you did see.
Witness: I went to a dance at the Turner house, and as the men swung around and
changed partners, they would slap each other, and one fellow hit harder than the
other one liked, and so the other one hit back and somebody pulled a knife and
someone else drew a six-shooter and another guy came up with a rifle that had been
hidden under a bed, and the air was filled with yelling and smoke and bullets.
Lawyer: You, too were shot in the fracas?
Witness: No sir, I was shot midway between the fracas and the navel.
Still More Lawyer Jokes
A group of Arab Terrorists burst into the conference room at the Ramada Hotel where
the American Bar Association was holding its Annual Convention. More than a
hundred lawyers were taken as hostages. The terrorist leader announced that, unless
their demands were met, they would release one lawyer every hour.
If it weren't for my lawyer, I'd still be in prison. It went a lot faster with two people
digging.
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A surgeon, an architect an a lawyer are having a heated barroom discussion
concerning which of their professions is actually the oldest profession. The surgeon
says: "Surgery IS the oldest profession. God took a rib from Adam to create Eve and
you can't go back further than that." The architect says: "Hold on! In fact, God was the
first architect when he created the world out of chaos in 7 days, and you can't go back
any further than THAT!" The lawyer puffs his cigar and says: "Gentlemen,
Gentlemen...who do you think created the CHAOS??!!"
"No," says the tourist, "I was wondering if you have a bronze lawyer."
Valentine
A guy walks into a post office one day to see a middle-aged, balding man standing at
the counter methodically placing "Love" stamps on bright pink envelopes with hearts
all over them. He then takes out a perfume bottle and starts spraying scent all over
them.
A doctor and a lawyer in two cars collided on a country road. The lawyer, since the
doctor was a little shaken up, helped him from the car and offered him a drink from
his hip flask. The doctor accepted and handed the flask back to the lawyer, who
closed it and put it away. "Aren't you going to have a drink yourself?" asked the
doctor. "Sure; after the police leave," replied the lawyer.
His curiosity getting the better of him, he goes up to the balding man and asks him
what he is doing. The man says "I'm sending out 1,000 Valentine cards signed,
'Guess who?'"
"But why?" asks the man.
The Rat
A tourist wanders into a back-alley antique shop in San Francisco's Chinatown.
Picking through the objects on display he discovers a detailed, life-sized bronze
sculpture of a rat. The sculpture is so interesting and unique that he picks it up and
asks the shop owner what it costs.
"I'm a divorce lawyer," the man replies.
Washington State Attorney Season and Bag Limits
1300.01 GENERAL
1. Any person with a valid Washington State hunting license may harvest attorneys.
2. Taking of attorneys with traps or deadfalls is permitted. The use of currency as
bait is prohibited.
3. Killing of attorneys with a vehicle is prohibited. If accidentally struck, remove
dead attorney to roadside and proceed to nearest car wash.
4. It is unlawful to chase, herd, or harvest attorneys from a snow machine,
helicopter, or aircraft.
5. It shall be unlawful to shout "whiplash", "ambulance", or “free Perrier" for the
purpose of trapping attorneys.
6. It shall be unlawful to hunt attorneys within 100 yards of BMW dealerships.
7. If an attorney is elected to government office, it shall be a felony to hunt, trap, or
possess it.
8. Stuffed or mounted attorneys must have a state health department inspection for
AIDS, rabies, and vermin.
9. It shall be illegal for a hunter to disguise himself as a reporter, drug dealer, pimp,
female legal clerk, sheep, accident victim, bookie, or tax accountant for the
purpose of hunting attorneys.
"Twelve dollars for the rat, sir," says the shop owner, "and a thousand dollars more
for the story behind it."
"You can keep the story, old man," he replies, "but I'll take the rat."
The transaction complete, the tourist leaves the store with the bronze rat under his
arm. As he crosses the street in front of the store, two live rats emerge from a sewer
drain and fall into step behind him. Nervously looking over his shoulder, he begins to
walk faster, but every time he passes another sewer drain, more rats come out and
follow him. By the time he's walked two blocks, at least a hundred rats are at his
heels, and people begin to point and shout. He walks even faster, and soon breaks
into a trot as multitudes of rats swarm from sewers, basements, vacant lots, and
abandoned cars. Rats by the thousands are at his heels, and as he sees the
waterfront at the bottom of the hill, he panics and starts to run full tilt.
No matter how fast he runs, the rats keep up, squealing hideously, now not just
thousands but millions, so that by the time he comes rushing up to the water's edge a
trail of rats twelve city blocks long is behind him. Making a mighty leap, he jumps up
onto a light post, grasping it with one arm while he hurls the bronze rat into San
Francisco Bay with the other, as far as he can heave it. Pulling his legs up and
clinging to the light post, he watches in amazement as the seething tide of rats surges
over the breakwater into the sea, where they drown.
BAG LIMITS
1. Yellow Bellied Sidewinder
2. Two-faced Tort Feasor
3. Back-stabbing Divorce Litigator
4. Small-breasted Ball Buster (Female only)
5. Big-mouthed Pub Gut
6. Honest Attorney
7. Cut-throat
8. Back-stabbing Whiner
Shaken and mumbling, he makes his way back to the antique shop.
"Ah, so you've come back for the rest of the story," says the owner.
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3
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EXTINCT
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9. Brown-nosed Judge Kisser
10. Silver-tongued Drug Defender
11. Hairy-assed Civil Libertarian
2
$100 BOUNTY
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Annoyed, the lawyer replied: "Your letter regarding titles in Case No. 189156
received. I note that you wish titles extended further back than I have presented
them. I was unaware that any educated man in the world failed to know that
Louisiana was purchased from France in 1803.
Louisiana Lawyers
A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA (Federal Housing Administration) loan for a
client. He was told that the loan would be granted if he could prove satisfactory title
to property offered as collateral. The title dated back to 1803, and he had to spend
three months running it down. After sending the information to FHA, he got this reply:
"We received your letter today enclosing application for loan for your client, supported
by abstract of title. Let us compliment you on the able manner in which you prepared
and presented the application.
The title to the land was acquired by France by right of conquest from Spain. The
land came into possession of Spain by right of discovery made in 1492 by a sailor
named Christopher Columbus, who had been granted the privilege of seeking a new
route to India by the then reigning monarch, Isabella. The good queen, being a pious
woman and careful about titles, almost as much I might say, as the FHA, took the
precaution of securing the blessing of the Pope for the voyage before she sold her
jewels to help Columbus. Now the Pope, as you know, is the emissary of Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, and God, it is commonly accepted, made the world.
However, you have not cleared the title before the year 1802, and therefore, before
final approval can be accorded the application, it will be necessary that the title be
cleared back to that year."
Therefore, I believe it is safe to presume that He also made that part of the world
called Louisiana, and I hope to hell you are satisfied."
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CHAPTER 4: Blondes
Diary
Dear Diary,
Jigsaw Quandary
A blonde calls her husband at work one day and asks him, "Can you help me when
you get home?"
Monday: Now home from honeymoon and settled in our new home, it's fun to cook for
Bob. Today I made an angel food cake and the recipe said, "Beat 12 eggs
separately." Well, I didn't have enough bowls to do that, so I had to borrow enough
bowls to beat the eggs in. The cake turned out fine.
"Sure," he replies. "What's the problem?"
"Well, I started a really hard puzzle and I can't even find the edge pieces."
Tuesday: We wanted a fruit salad for supper. The recipe said, serve without
dressing." So I didn't dress. But, Bob happened to bring a friend home for supper that
night. Did they ever look startled when I served the salad.
"Look on the box," he said. "There's always a picture of what the puzzle is."
"It's a big rooster," she said.
Wednesday: I decided to serve rice and found a recipe which said, “Wash thoroughly
before steaming the rice." So I heated some water and took a bath before steaming
the rice. Sounded kinda silly in the middle of the week. I can't say it improved the rice
any.
The husband arrives home and tells his blonde wife, "Okay, put the corn flakes back
in the box."
She Was So Blonde That...
She sent me a fax with a stamp on it.
She thought a quarterback was a refund.
She tripped over the cordless phone.
At the bottom of the application where it says "sign here," she put Sagittarius.
If she spoke her mind, she'd be speechless.
When she heard that 90% of all crimes were committed around the home, she
moved.
It took her months to figure out she could use her AM radio at night.
She was staring at the frozen orange juice because it said concentrate.
She thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican Phone Company.
She told me to meet her at the corner of WALK & DON'T WALK.
When she was on the highway going to the airport and saw a sign that said "Airport
Left", she turned around and went home.
She put lipstick on her forehead because she wanted to make up her mind.
Under education on her job application, she put "Hooked on Phonics."
She studied for a blood test and failed.
She thought Boyz II Men was a daycare center.
It takes her two hours to watch 60 Minutes.
She sold her car so she would have gas money.
She looked into a box of Cheerio's and said, "OH, LOOK!! Donut seeds!!"
She had to leave her job at the pharmacy because she couldn't fit the prescription
bottle into the typewriter.
What's the definition of "eternity?" -- 4 blondes at a 4-way stop.
What do you call five blondes at the bottom of the ocean? -- An air pocket.
What do you call a basement full of blondes? -- A whine cellar.
Why do blondes have TGIF on their shirts? -- "This goes in front."
Thursday: Today Bob asked for salad again. I tried a new recipe. It said, "Prepare
ingredients, then toss on a bed of lettuce one hour before serving." I hunted all over
the garden by my mom's. So I tossed my salad into the bed of lettuce and stood over
there one hour so the dog would not take it. Bob came over and asked if I felt all
right. I wonder why?
Friday: Today I found an easy recipe for cookies. It said, "Put all ingredients in a bowl
and beat it." Beat it I did, right over to my mom's house. There must have been
something wrong with the recipe, because when I came back home again it looked
the same as when I left it.
Saturday: Bob went shopping today and brought home a chicken. He asked me to
dress it for Sunday. I'm sure I don't know how hens dress for Sunday. I never noticed
back on the farm, but I found a doll dress and some little shoes. I thought the hen
looked real cute. When Bob saw it, I wondered why he counted to 10.
Sunday: Today Bob's folks came to dinner. I wanted to serve roast, but all we had in
the icebox, was hamburger. So I put it in the oven and set the controls for roast.
Must be the oven, because it still came out hamburger.
Good night, Dear Diary. This has been an exciting week. I am eager for tomorrow to
come, so I can try a new recipe on Bob.
Best Blonde Story of All Time
Here's a blonde story to end all blonde stories! A True Story... If she had killed
herself-God forbid-she'd be a shoe-in for the Darwin Award.
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Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of
Bakersfield, California, a blonde (of course!!), new to boating was having a problem.
No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't get her brand new 22-ft. Bayliner to
perform. It wouldn't plane at all, and it was very sluggish in almost every maneuver,
no matter how much power she applied.
A young blonde woman is distraught because she fears her husband is having an
affair, so she goes to a gun shop and buys a handgun. The next day she comes
home to find her husband in bed with a beautiful redhead. She grabs the gun and
holds it to her own head. The husband jumps out of bed, begging and pleading with
her not to shoot herself.
Hysterically the blonde responds to the husband, "Shut up...you're next!"
After about an hour of trying to make it go, she putted over to a nearby marina.
Maybe they could tell her what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed
everything was in perfect working order. The engine ran fine, the outdrive went up
and down, the prop was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys
jumped in the water to check underneath only to come up choking on water, he was
laughing so hard. REMEMBER, this is TRUE...Under the boat, still strapped securely
in place, was the trailer.
Hear about the blonde that got an AM radio?
It took her a month to realize she could play it at night.
What happened to the blonde ice hockey team?
They drowned in Spring training.
What did the blonde say when she saw the sign in front of the YMCA?
"Look! They spelled MACYS wrong.
The Soda Machine
There was a beautiful young blonde who was going to a soda machine and she
arrived there just before a businessman coming to quench his thirst.
Why do blondes like lightning?
They think someone is taking their picture.
She opened her purse and put in 50 cents, studied the machine a little, pushed a Diet
Coke selection, and out came a Diet Coke, which she placed on a counter by the
machine.
Why did the blonde scale the chain-link fence?
To see what was on the other side.
Then she reached in her purse again and pulled out a dollar and inserted it in the
machine. Studying the machine carefully, she pushed the button for Coke Classic and
out came a Coke Classic and 50 cents change.
How do you make a blonde laugh on Saturday?
Tell her a joke on Wednesday.
She immediately took the 50 cents and put it in the machine, studied it for a moment
and pushed the Mountain Dew button. Out came a Mountain Dew.
Why did the blonde stare at frozen orange juice?
Because it said 'concentrate'.
As she was reaching into her purse again, the businessman, who had been waiting
patiently for several minutes, spoke up. "Excuse me Ms., but are you done yet?"
Swimming
A blonde woman competed with a brunette woman and a redheaded woman in the
Breast Stroke division of an English Channel swim competition. The brunette came in
first, the redhead second. The blonde woman finally reached shore completely
exhausted. After being revived with blankets and coffee she remarked, "I don't want
to complain, but I think those other two girls used their arms."
She looked at him and indignantly replied, "Well Duhhh! I'm still winning."
More Blonde Jokes
Two blondes were walking through the woods and they came to some tracks. The
first blonde said "These look like deer tracks," and the other one said, "No, they look
like moose tracks." They argued and argued for a while and they were still arguing
when the train hit them.
Cars
A blonde tried to sell her old car. She was having a lot of problems selling it, because
the car had 250,000 miles on it. One day, she told her problem to a brunette she
worked with at a salon.
Two blondes were in a parking lot trying to unlock the door of their Mercedes with a
coat hanger. They tried and tried to get the door open, but they couldn't. The girl with
the coat hanger stopped for a moment to catch her breath and her friend said
anxiously, "Hurry up! It's starting to rain and the top is down."
The brunette told her, "There is a possibility you can make the car easier to sell, but
it's not legal."
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"That doesn't matter," replied the blonde, "if I only can sell the car."
"Okay," said the brunette. "Here is the address of a friend of mine. He owns a car
repair shop. Tell him I sent you and he will turn the counter in your car back to 50,000
miles. Then it should not be a problem to sell your car anymore."
The Blonde Kidnapper
A Blonde was down on her luck. In order to raise some money, she decided to kidnap
a kid and hold him for ransom. She went to the playground, grabbed a kid, took him
behind a tree, and told him, "I've kidnapped you."
The following weekend, the blonde made the trip to the mechanic. About one month
after that, the brunette asked the blonde, "Did you sell your car?”
She then wrote a note saying, "I've kidnapped your kid. Tomorrow morning, put
$10,000 in a paper bag and put it under the pecan tree next to the slide on the north
side of the playground. Signed, A Blonde." The Blonde then pinned the note to the
kid's shirt and sent him home to show it to his parents. The next morning the blonde
checked, and sure enough, a paper bag was sitting beneath the pecan tree. The
Blonde opened the bag and found the $10,000 with a note that said, "How could you
do this to a fellow Blonde?"
"No," replied the blonde, "why should I? It only has 50,000 miles on it."
The Blonde and the Contractor
A woman wants the inside of her house painted and she calls a contractor in to help
her. They wander around the house, and she points out the colors she wants. She
says, "Now, in the living room, I'd like to have a neutral beige, very soft and warm."
The Busted Blonde
Three women, a Brunette, a Redhead, and a Blonde worked together at an office.
Every day they noticed that their boss, Ms. Taylor, left work a little early. So one day
they met together and decided that when their boss left, they would all leave early
too.
The contractor nods, pulls out his pad of paper and writes on it. Then he goes to the
window, leans out and yells, "Green side up!"
The woman is most perplexed but she lets it slide. They wander into the next room.
She says, "In the dining room I'd like a light white, not stark, but very bright and airy."
The contractor nods, pulls out his pad of paper and writes on it. Then he goes to the
window, leans out, and yells "Green side up!" The woman is even more perplexed but
still lets it slide. They wander further into the next room. She says, "In the bedroom,
I'd like blue. Restful, peaceful, cool blue."
The next day, when their boss left, they did too. The Brunette went home and straight
to bed so could get an early start the next morning. The Redhead went home to get in
a quick workout before her dinner date. The Blonde went home, walked into her
bedroom, and saw her husband in bed with her boss. So she shut the door and left.
The next day, the Brunette and the Redhead talked about going home early again.
They ask the Blonde if she wants to leave early again. "No," she says, "yesterday I
nearly got caught!"
The contractor nods, pulls out his pad of paper and writes on it. Then once more he
goes to the window, leans out and yells "Green side up!" This is too much. The
woman has to ask. So she says, "Every time I tell you a color, you write it down, but
then you yell out the window 'Green side up.' What on earth does that mean?"
Three Blondes On The Island
There are three blondes stranded on an island. Suddenly a fairy appears and offers to
grant each one of them a wish.
The contractor shakes his head and says, "I have four blondes laying sod across the
street."
The first blonde asks to be intelligent. Instantly, she is turned into a brown haired
woman and swims off the island.
The Blonde Farmer
A blonde bought two horses, and could never remember which was which. A
neighbor suggested that she cut the tail of one horse and that worked great until the
other horse got his tail caught in a bush. It tore just right and looked exactly like the
other horse's tail and our friend was stuck again. The neighbor suggested she notch
the ear off one horse.
The next one asks to be even more intelligent that the previous one, so instantly she
is turned into a black haired woman. The black haired woman builds a boat and sails
off the island.
The third blonde asks to become even more intelligent than the previous two.
That worked fine until the other horse caught his ear on a barbed wire fence.
The fairy turns her into a man, and he walks across the bridge.
Once again our friend couldn't tell them apart. The neighbor suggested she measure
the horses for height. When she did, she was very pleased to find that the white horse
was 2” taller than the black.
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Final Exam
The blonde reported for her University final examination that consists of Y/N type
questions. She takes her seat in the examination hall, stares at the question paper
for five minutes, and then in a fit of inspiration takes her purse out, removes a coin
and starts tossing the coin and marking the answer sheet, Y for Heads and N for
Tails.
RE:
Within half an hour she is all done whereas the rest of the class is sweating it out.
During the last few minutes, she is seen desperately throwing the coin, swearing and
sweating.
Januark
Februark
Mak
Julk
Changing calendars from Y to K
I hope that I haven't misunderstood your instructions, because to be honest, none of
this Y to K problem made much sense to me. At any rate, I have finished the
conversion. The calendars have returned from the printer and are ready to be
distributed with the following new months:
The moderator, alarmed, approaches her and asks what is going on.
I also changed all the days of each week to:
"I finished the exam in half an hour. But," she says, "I'm rechecking my answers."
Sundak
Mondak
Tuesdak
Wednesdak
Thursdak
Fridak
Saturdak
Blonde Bank Robbers
Two blondes decided to rob a bank together. The first blonde, Judy plans the robbery
and goes over the plan with the second blonde, Buffie, in great detail.
The robbery begins. Judy drives up in front of the bank, stops the car and says to
Buffie, "I want to make absolutely sure you understand the plan. You are supposed to
be in and out of the bank in no more than three minutes with the cash. Do you
understand the plan?"
We are now Y to K compliant.
"Perfectly," said Buffie.
The Blonde In The Snowstorm
It was snowing heavily and blowing to the point that visibility was almost zero when
the little blonde got off work. She made her way to her car and wondered how she
was going to make it home. She sat in her car while it warmed up and thought about
her situation. She finally remembered her daddy's advice that if she got caught in a
blizzard she should wait for a snowplow to come by and follow it. That way she would
not get stuck in a snow drift. This made her feel much better and sure enough in a
little while a snowplow went by and she started to follow it. As she followed the
snowplow, she was feeling very smug as they continued and she was not having any
problem with the blizzard conditions.
Buffie goes in the bank while Judy waits in the getaway car. One minute passes…
Two minutes pass... Seven minutes pass... and Judy is really stressing out.
Finally, the bank doors burst open! And here comes Buffie. She's got a safe wrapped
up in rope and is dragging it to the car. About the time she gets the safe in the trunk
of the car, the bank doors burst open again with the security guard coming out. The
guard's pants and underwear are down around his ankles while he is firing his
weapon. As the gals are getting away, Judy says, "You are such a blonde! I thought
you understood the plan!"
After quite some time had passed, she was somewhat surprised when the snowplow
stopped and the driver got out and came back to her car and signaled for her to roll
down her window. The snow plow driver wanted to know if she was all right as she
had been following him for a long time. She said that she was fine and told him of her
daddy's advice to follow a snowplow when caught in a blizzard.
Buffie said, "I did... I did exactly what you said!"
"No, you idiot," said Judy. "You got it all mixed up. I said tie up the GUARD and blow
the SAFE!"
The driver replied that it was OK with him and she could continue if she wanted but
he was done with the Wal-Mart parking lot and was going over to K-Mart next.
Blonde Secretary's Memo To Her Boss:
TO:
My Boss
FROM: Blondie
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
A young blonde girl goes to the doctor for a physical. The doctor puts his stethoscope
up to the girl's chest and says, "Big breaths."
The girl replies, "Yeth and I'm not even thixteen."
WHAT'S THE REAL REASON A BRUNETTE KEEPS HER FIGURE?
No one else wants it.
Blondes On Mount Everest
11 women were clinging precariously to a wildly swinging rope suspended from a
crumbling outcropping on Mount Everest.
WHAT DO YOU CALL A BRUNETTE IN A ROOM FULL OF BLONDES?
Invisible.
WHY ARE SO MANY BLONDE JOKES ONE-LINERS?
So brunettes can remember them.
Ten were blonde while only one was a brunette.
WHAT'S A BRUNETTE'S MATING CALL?
"Has the blonde left yet? "
As a group they decided that one of the party should let go. If that didn't happen the
rope would break and everyone would perish.
WHY DIDN'T INDIANS SCALP BRUNETTES?
The hair from a buffalo's butt was more manageable.
For an agonizing few moments no one volunteered. Finally the brunette gave a truly
touching speech saying she would sacrifice herself to save the lives of the others.
WHY IS THE BRUNETTE CONSIDERED AN EVIL COLOR?
When was the last time you saw a blonde witch?
The blondes applauded.
WHAT DO BRUNETTES MISS MOST ABOUT A GREAT PARTY?
The invitation
Casino
Two bored casino dealers are waiting at the craps table. A very attractive blonde lady
comes in and wants to bet $10,000 on a single roll of the dice. And she adds, "I hope
you don't mind, but I feel much luckier when I'm completely nude." With that she takes
off everything but her necklace and rolls the dice while yelling, "Mama needs new
clothes." Then she yells, "YES, YES, YES!! I WON, I WON, I WON." She begins
jumping up and down and hugging both of the dealers. Then she picks up her money
and her clothes and quickly leaves.
WHAT DO YOU CALL A GOOD LOOKING MAN WITH A BRUNETTE?
A hostage
WHO MAKES BRAS FOR BRUNETTES?
Fisher-Price
WHY ARE BRUNETTES SO PROUD OF THEIR HAIR?
It matches their mustache
The dealers just stare at each other dumbfounded. Finally one of them asks, "What
did she roll, anyway?" The other answers, "I don't know. I thought YOU were
watching."
Smart Blonde
A blonde walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer.
She says she is going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow
$5,000. The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for such a
loan, so the Blonde hands over the keys to a new Rolls Royce parked on the street in
front of the bank. Everything checks out, and the bank agrees to accept the car as
collateral for the loan. An employee drives the Rolls into the bank's underground
garage and parks it there.
Moral: Not all blondes are dumb.
Revenge
Well, folks, it has finally happened. The blondes of the world got together and have
decided to take revenge on the brunettes:
WHAT'S BLACK AND BLUE AND BROWN AND LAYING IN A DITCH?
A brunette who's told too many blonde jokes.
Two weeks later, the Blonde returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest, which
comes to $15.41. The loan officer says, "We are very happy to have had your
business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled.
WHAT DO YOU CALL GOING ON A BLIND DATE WITH A BRUNETTE?
Brown-bagging it.
While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi-millionaire.
What puzzles us is why would you bother to borrow $5,000?"
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So she goes into the field and brings one back to the car. Before she leaves, the
farmer says, "If I can guess your natural hair color, would you give me my dog back?"
The Blonde replied, "Where else in New York can I park my car for two weeks for 15
bucks?"
More Blonde One-Liners
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde:
...she took a ruler to bed to see how long she slept.
...she sent me a fax with a stamp on it.
...she thought a quarterback was a refund.
...she tried to put M&M's in alphabetical order.
...she thought Boyz II Men was a day care center.
Blonde Joke
A blonde woman was driving her car home one night when she suddenly found
herself in the middle of a really bad hailstorm. The hailstones were as big as golf balls
and her car gets dented up really bad. The next day she takes it in to a repair shop to
have the dents looked at.
The repair guy noticing that she is blonde and quite dingy when she speaks, decides
to have some fun and tells her to blow into the tail pipe of the car really hard when
she gets home, and that doing this will cause all of the dents to pop out.
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde:
...she thought Eartha Kitt was a set of garden tools.
...she thought General Motors was in the army.
...she thought Meow Mix was a CD for cats.
...she thought TuPac Shakur was a Jewish holiday.
...under "education" on her job application, she put "Hooked On Phonics."
When she gets home she starts blowing into the tail pipe as hard as she can, over
and over. Just then, her best friend who also is blonde shows up. Her friend sees her
blowing into the tail pipe and is quite startled by the action. She blurts out all
flippantly, "What are you doing!?"
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde:
...she tripped over a cordless phone.
...she spent 20 minutes looking at the orange juice can because it said "concentrate."
...she told me to meet her at the corner of "WALK" and "DON'T WALK."
...at the bottom of the application where it says "sign here, "she put "Sagittarius."
...she asked for a price check at the Dollar Store.
She tells her the repair guy told her to blow into the tail pipe real hard and the dents
would pop out.
Her girlfriend says "Duh! You need to roll up the windows first!"
So she did. She went to the hairdresser, had everything done (even her eyebrows).
When she looked in the mirror, she became a new woman, with a new boldness for
life.
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde:
...she studied for a blood test.
...she thought she needed a token to get on "Soul Train."
...she sold the car for gas money!
...when she missed the 44 bus, she took the 22 bus twice instead.
...when she went to the airport and saw a sign that said "Airport Left," she turned
around and went home.
So, she hops into her convertible and decides to take a drive and think about what
her new life would be like...while driving, getting excited about being treated like she
was intelligent, she sees a flock of sheep with the farmer working on the fence near
them. Overtaken by their cuteness and her new sense of self, she boldly asks the
farmer, "If I can guess how many sheep are in your flock, would you give me one of
them?"
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde:
...when she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, so she moved.
...she thinks Taco Bell is the Mexican phone company.
...if she spoke her mind, she'd be speechless.
...she thought that she could not use her AM radio in the evening.
...she had a shirt that said "TGIF," which she thought stood for "This Goes In Front"
Blonde Joke
There was this blonde woman who was tired of all the blonde jokes and decided that
to change all that, she would have to become a brunette.
Thinking she would never get the right answer, he says, "Sure!"
The Blonde and the Hailstorm
A blonde was driving home after a game, and got caught in a really bad hailstorm.
Her car was covered with dents, so the next day she took it to a repair shop. The
shop owner saw that she was a blonde, so he decided to have some fun. He told her
just to go home and blow into the tail pipe really hard, and all the dents would pop
out.
She looks over the field and says, "458."
Shocked, he replied, "Yup, go get the one you want."
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Slightly flustered by this ridiculous response, he flashes the picture for 5 seconds at
the second blonde and asks her, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize
him?"
So, the blonde went home, got down on her hands and knees and started blowing
into her tailpipe.
Nothing happened. She blew a little harder, and still nothing happened.
Her roommate, another blonde, came home and said, "What are you doing?
The second blonde laughs, flips her hair and says, "Ha! He'd be too easy to catch
because he only has one ear!"
The first blonde told her how the repairman had instructed her to blow into the tailpipe
in order to get all the dents to pop out. Her blonde roommate rolled her eyes and said,
"Uh, like hello! You need to roll up the windows first!"
The policeman angrily responds, "What's the matter with you two?!? Of course only
one eye and one ear are SHOWING because it's a picture of his profile! Is that the
best answer you can come up with?
Extremely frustrated at this point, he shows the picture to the third blonde and in a
very testy voice asks, "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?" He
quickly adds, "...think hard before giving me a stupid answer."
Another Blonde Joke
A beautiful young blonde woman boards a plane to New York with a ticket for the
coach section. She looks at the seats in the coach and then looks into the forward
cabin at the first class seats. Seeing that the first class seats appear to be much
larger and more comfortable, she moves forward to the last empty one.
The blonde looks at the picture intently for a moment and says, "Hmmmm... the
suspect wears contact lenses." The policeman is surprised and speechless because
he really doesn't know himself if the suspect wears contacts or not. "Well, that's an
interesting answer... wait here for a few minutes while I check his file and I'll get back
to you on that."
The flight attendant checks her ticket and tells the woman that her seat is in coach.
The blonde replies, "I'm young, beautiful and I'm going to sit here all the way to New
York."
He leaves the room and goes to his office, checks the suspect's file in his computer,
and comes back with a beaming smile on his face. "Wow! I can't believe it... it's
TRUE! The suspect does in fact wear contact lenses. Good work! How were you able
to make such an astute observation?"
Flustered, the flight attendant goes to the cockpit and informs the captain of the
problem with the blonde. The captain goes back and tells the woman that her
assigned seat is in the coach section. Again, the blonde replies, "I'm young, beautiful
and I'm going to sit her all the way to New York."
"That's easy," the blonde replied. "He can't wear regular glasses because he only has
one eye and one ear.
The captain doesn't want to cause a commotion, and so returns to the cockpit to
discuss the blonde with the co-pilot. The co-pilot says that he has a blonde girlfriend,
and that he can take care of the problem. He then goes back and briefly whispers
something into the blonde's ear. She immediately gets up and says, "Thank you so
much", hugs the co-pilot and rushes back to her seat in the coach section.
Julie The Blonde
Julie, the blonde, was getting pretty desperate for money. She decided to go to the
nicer, richer neighborhoods around town and look for odd jobs as a handy woman.
The pilot and flight attendant, who were watching with attention ask the co-pilot what
he had said to the woman. He replies, "I just told her that the first class section isn't
going to New York."
The first house she came to, a man answered the door and told Julie, "Yeah, I have a
job for you. How would you like to paint the porch?"
"Sure that sounds great!" said Julie.
Blonde Detective Training
A policeman was interrogating 3 blondes who were training to become detectives. To
test their skills in recognizing a suspect, he shows the first blonde a picture for 5
seconds and then hides it. "This is your suspect, how would you recognize him?"
"Well, how much do you want me to pay you?" asked the man.
"Is fifty bucks all right?" Julie asked.
"Yeah, great. You'll find the paint and ladders you'll need in the garage."
The first blonde answers, "That's easy, we'll catch him fast because he only has one
eye!"
The man went back into his house to his wife who had been listening.
The policeman says, "Well... uh... that's because the picture shows his profile."
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"Fifty bucks! Does she know the porch goes all the way around the house?" asked
the wife.
When she did, he got out of his truck and pulled a piece of chalk from his pocket. He
drew a circle on the road and told the blonde "Stand in the circle and DON'T MOVE!"
"Well, she must, she was standing right on it!" her husband replied.
He then went to her car and cut up her leather seats. When he turned around she had
a slight grin on her face, so he said, "Oh, you think that's funny? Watch this."
About 45 minutes later, Julie knocked on the door. "I'm all finished," she told the
surprised homeowner. The man was amazed.
The man reached into his wallet to pay Julie.
He got a baseball bat out of his truck and broke every window in her car. When he
turned and looked at her, she had a smile on her face. He is getting really mad. He
got his knife back out and sliced all her tires. Now she's laughing. The truck driver is
really starting to lose it. He went back to his truck and got a can of gas, poured it on
her car and set it on fire. He turned around and she was laughing so hard she was
about to fall down.
"Oh, and by the way," said Julie, "That's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari."
"What's so funny?" the truck driver asked the blonde.
"You painted the whole porch?"
"Yeah," Julie replied, "I even had some paint left, so I put on two coats!"
She replied, "When you weren't looking I stepped outside the circle 4 times."
Blonde Joke
A blonde had just gotten a new sports car and was out for a drive when she cut off a
truck driver. He motioned for her to pull over.
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CHAPTER 5: The Modern Workplace
“Common Sense" Is An Oxymoron
AT&T fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked “intellectual
leadership." He received a $26 million severance package. Perhaps it's not Walter
who's lacking intelligence...
Hot Air
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a
woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me?
I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
Idiots & Geography
After interviewing a particularly short-spoken job candidate, I described the person to
my boss as rather monosyllabic. My boss said, "Really? Where is Monosyllabia?"
Thinking that he was just kidding, I played along and said that it was just south of
Elbonia. He replied, "Oh, you mean over by Croatia?"
The woman below replied, "You are in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30
feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and
between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude.
"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist.
"I am," replied the woman, "How did you know?"
Advice for Idiots
An actual tip from page 16 of the HP Environmental Health & Safety Handbook for
Employees: "Blink your eyelids periodically to lubricate your eyes."
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is correct, but I have no idea
what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost. Frankly, you've not
been much help so far."
Ad Campaign Fiascoes
These are the nominees for the Chevy Nova Award. This is given out in honor of the
GM's fiasco in trying to market this car in Central and South America. "no va" means,
of course, in Spanish, "it doesn't go.”
The woman below responded, "You must be a manager."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," said the woman, "you don't know where you are or where you are going. You
have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise
that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The
fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now,
somehow, it's my fault."
1.
The Dairy Association's huge success with the campaign "Got Milk?" prompted
them to expand advertising to Mexico. It was soon brought to their attention the
Spanish translation read "Are you lactating?"
2.
Coors put its slogan, "Turn It Loose," into Spanish, where it was read as "Suffer
From Diarrhea."
What's My Name?
The manager of a large office noticed a new man and told him to come into his office.
"What's your name?" he asked the new guy.
3.
Scandinavian vacuum manufacturer Electrolux used the following in an American
campaign: "Nothing sucks like an Electrolux."
4.
Clairol introduced the "Mist Stick," a curling iron, into Germany only to find out
that "mist" is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the "Manure
Stick."
5.
When Gerber started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging
as in the US, with the smiling baby on the label. Later they learned that in Africa,
companies routinely put pictures on the labels of what's inside, since many
people can't read.
6.
Colgate introduced a toothpaste in France called Cue, the name of a notorious
porno magazine.
"John," the new guy replied.
The manager scowled, "Look... I don't know what kind of a namby-pamby places you
worked before, but I don't call anyone by their first name. It breeds familiarity and that
leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my employees by their last name only...
Smith, Jones, Baker... That's all. I am to be referred to only as Mr. Robertson. Now
that we got that straight, what is your last name?"
The new guy sighed, "Darling. My name is John Darling."
"Okay John, the next thing I want to tell you is..."
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7.
An American T-shirt maker in Miami printed shirts for the Spanish market which
promoted the Pope's visit. Instead of "I Saw the Pope" (el Papa), the shirts read
"I Saw the Potato" (la papa).
8.
Pepsi's "Come Alive With the Pepsi Generation" translated into "Pepsi Brings
Your Ancestors Back From the Grave" in Chinese.
9.
The Coca-Cola name in China was first read as "Kekoukela", meaning "Bite the
wax tadpole" or "female horse stuffed with wax", depending on the dialect. Coke
then researched 40,000 characters to find a phonetic equivalent "kokou kole",
translating into "happiness in the mouth."
Why Paddy's Not at Work Today
(Mitch's Masonry Theme Song)
Dear Sir, I write this note to you, to tell you of my plight.
For at the time of writing it, I'm not a pretty sight,
Me body is all black and blue, my face a deathly gray,
And I write this note to say why I am not at work today.
While working on the fourteenth floor, some bricks I had to clear,
But throwing them down from such a height, was not a good idear.
The foreman wasn't very pleased, he is an awkward sort,
And he made me cart them down the bloody ladders bend me heart.
10. Frank Perdue's chicken slogan, "It takes a strong man to make a tender chicken"
was translated into Spanish as "it takes an aroused man to make a chicken
affectionate."
Now clearing all these bricks by hand, it was so very slow,
So I hoisted up a barrel, and secured the rope below,
But in me haste, to do the job, I was to blind to see,
That a barrel full of building bricks was heavier than me.
11. When Parker Pen marketed a ballpoint pen in Mexico, its ads were supposed to
have read, "It won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you." The company
thought that the word "embarazar" (to impregnate) meant to embarrass, so the
ad read: "It won't leak in your pocket and make you pregnant!"
As soon as I'd untied the rope, the barrel fell like lead,
And clinging tightly to the rope, I started up instead.
I shot up like a rocket, and to my dismay I found,
That halfway up I met that bloody barrel coming down.
12. When American Airlines wanted to advertise its new leather first class seats in
the Mexican market, it translated its "Fly In Leather" campaign literally, which
meant "Fly Naked" (vuela en cuero) in Spanish.
It severed me left shoulder, as toward the ground it sped,
And as I reached the top, I banged the pulley with me head.
But I clung on tightly not with shock, from this almighty blow,
As the barrel spilled out half its bricks, some fourteen floors below.
13. Also in Chinese, the Kentucky Fried Chicken slogan "finger-lickin' good" came
out as "eat your fingers off."
14. The American slogan for Salem cigarettes, "Salem – Feeling Free," got
translated in the Japanese market into "When smoking Salem, you feel so
refreshed that your mind seems to be free and empty."
I now outweighed the barrel and fell towards the floor,
And the barrel having spilled its bricks, started up once more,
As I sped toward the ground, me body wracked with pain,
And halfway down I met the bloody barrel once again.
15. Ford had a similar problem in Brazil when the Pinto flopped. The company found
out that Pinto was Brazilian slang for "tiny male genitals." Ford pried all the
nameplates off and substituted Corcel, which means horse.
The force of this collision, halfway down the office block,
Caused multiple abrasions, and a nasty case of shock,
But I clung on tightly to the rope, as I fell towards the ground,
And there I landed on the broken bricks the barrel'd scattered round.
16. Hunt-Wesson introduced its Big John products in French Canada as Gros Jos
before finding out that the phrase, in slang, means "big breasts." In this case,
however, the name problem did not have a noticeable effect on sales.
As I lay there bleeding on the ground, I thought I'd past the worst,
But the barrel hit the pulley wheel, and then the bottom burst.
A shower of bricks rained down on me, I did not have a hope,
And as I lay there bleeding on the ground, I let go of the bloody rope.
17. In Italy, a campaign for Schweppes Tonic Water translated the name into
Schweppes Toilet Water.
18. Japan's second-largest tourist agency was mystified when it entered Englishspeaking markets and began receiving requests for unusual sex tours. Upon
finding out why, the owners of Kinki Nippon Tourist Company changed its name.
The barrel now being heavier, started down once more,
And landed right across me, as I lay there on the floor,
It broke three ribs and my left arm, and I write this note to say,
I hope you'll understand why I'm not at work today.
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decide that investment banking is where I want to start my career. I realize that the
competition is stiff and the job can be difficult.
Big Business
A guy is going on a tour of a factory that produces various latex products. At the first
stop, he is shown the machine that manufactures baby-bottle nipples. The machine
makes a loud "hiss-pop" noise. "The hiss is the rubber being injected into the mold,"
explains the guide. "The popping sound is the needle poking a hole in the end of the
nipple."
I am excited about the opportunity to work as an analyst and bring some Texas flavor
to your firm. Success breeds success, and I have come to expect nothing short of
success from myself. In short, I will catch the slant pass for the win, but I will also
make the block that allows the quarterback to throw the pass.
Later, the tour reaches the part of the factory where condoms are manufactured. The
machine makes a "Hiss. Hiss. Hiss. Hiss-pop" noise. "Wait a minute!" says the man
taking the tour. "I understand what the 'hiss, hiss,' is, but what's that 'pop' every so
often?"
My resume is enclosed. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from
you soon.
The Firm's Response:
Dear Candidate,
"Oh, it's just the same as in the baby-bottle nipple machine," says the guide. It pokes
a hole in every fourth condom."
12:30 a.m. on a lonely Tuesday night. Managing Director left at 5:30 p.m. Critical
client presentation at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning in Denver. Haven't had any sleep
in 36 hours. Continue to wait while insignificant rushes are done ahead of my book in
word processing. Only surviving on No-Doz, Snickers and warm Cokes since the
caterer screwed up my dinner order... Got to get six books out to the airport for a
7:30 a.m. flight, it's a blizzard out and my gas gauge reads "E" for empty.
"Well, that can't be good for the condom business!"
"No, but it's great for the baby-bottle business!"
These are the pressures a corporate finance analyst goes through in order to be
successful. We seek individuals who are team players, willing to toil doing the
mundane (to use your misplaced football analogy) "blocking and tackling", not
someone who seeks the spotlight and the ball, only to keep the glory for himself.
Golden Arches Diplomacy
From: Toronto Globe and Mail 18 Dec 96
U.S. research has discovered that no two nations with McDonald's restaurants have
ever gone to war. "This is no small achievement," adds The Sunday Telegraph. Last
week, Belarus and Tahiti saw McDonald's restaurants open, bringing the tally to 101
countries. The so-called Golden Arches Theory of Conflict Prevention, conceived by
Thomas Friedman in The New York Times, holds that countries can only support a
McDonald's when they have reached a sufficient level of economic prosperity and
political stability to make war unattractive to its people.
You are correct in that the competition is stiff and the job difficult. Unfortunately, we
don't need any Texas flavor (we just get by on Tabasco and Cajun pepper), and the
slant pattern you apparently ran was the wrong call.
Best of luck in your continued job search (try a baseball analogy next time).
Sincerely,
Recruiting Letter:
Here is an excerpt from a letter recently received by the Investment Banking
department of a major bracket securities firm. The writer is applying for the position
of Corporate Finance Analyst and has an unusual way of asserting his capabilities.
Recruiting Director
N.B. We are still trying to determine how you could both block for the quarterback to
throw a pass and catch that same pass at the same time. Apparently, you have
Deion Sanders type of skills. Consequently, we have taken the liberty to forward your
resume to the Dallas Cowboys.
Dear Recruiting Director,
Fourth and goal from the four. Down by six with time running out. Coach calls for the
slant. Pressure rivaled only by the closing minutes in the commodities pits. I want
the ball and I want a shot at the corporate finance analyst position.
Speaking the Same Language
As director of communications I was asked to prepare a memo reviewing our
company's training programs and materials. In the body of the memo one of the
sentences mentioned the "pedagogical approach" used by one of the training
manuals.
I will be graduating from Texas A&M this coming May. This past summer I had the
opportunity to go to New York and meet with professionals at several of Wall Street's
leading investment banks. Since I thrive on competition, it did not take me long to
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The day after I routed the memo to the executive committee, I was called into the HR
director's office, and told that the executive vice president wanted me out of the
building by lunch.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PHYSICAL CONDITIONS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT YOU
FROM LIFTING UP TO 50 LBS? Of what?
DO YOU HAVE A CAR? I think the more appropriate question here would be "Do you
have a car that runs?"
When I asked why, I was told that she wouldn't stand for "perverts" working in her
company. Finally he showed me her copy of the memo, with her demand that I be
fired -- and the word "pedagogical" circled in red.
HAVE YOU RECEIVED ANY SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION? I may already
be a winner of the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes.
The HR manager was fairly reasonable, and once he looked the word up in his
dictionary, and made a copy of the definition to send back to her, he told me not to
worry. He would take care of it.
DO YOU SMOKE? Only when set on fire.
Two days later a memo to the entire staff came out -- directing us that no words which
could not be found in the local Sunday newspaper could be used in company memos.
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE DOING IN FIVE YEARS? Living in Bimini with a
fabulously wealthy supermodel who thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Actually, I'd like to be doing that now.
A month later I resigned. In accordance with company policy, I created my resignation
memo by pasting words together from the Sunday paper.
DO YOU CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND COMPLETE TO THE BEST
OF YOUR KNOWLEDGE? No, but I dare you to prove otherwise.
SIGN HERE: Scorpio with Libra rising.
McDonald’s Employment Application
NAME: Greg Bulmash
DESIRED POSITION: Reclining. Ha ha. But seriously, whatever's available.
was in a position to be picky, I wouldn't be applying here in the first place.
Reasons to Drink at Work
While most companies refrain from allowing consumption of alcohol on the premises,
there are some arguments for changing that policy.
If I
DESIRED SALARY: $185,000 a year plus stock options and a Michael Ovitz style
severance package. If that's not possible, make an offer and we can haggle.
Reasons for allowing drinking at work include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
EDUCATION: Yes.
LAST POSITION HELD: Target for middle-management hostility.
SALARY: Less than I'm worth.
MOST NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: My incredible collection of stolen pens and post-it
notes.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
REASON FOR LEAVING: It sucked.
HOURS AVAILABLE TO WORK: Any.
PREFERRED HOURS: 1:30-3:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIAL SKILLS? Yes, but they're better suited to a more
intimate environment.
MAY WE CONTACT YOUR CURRENT EMPLOYER? If I had one, would I be here?
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It's an incentive to show up.
It reduces stress.
It leads to more honest communications.
It reduces complaints about low pay.
It cuts down on time off because you can work with a hangover.
Employees tell management what they think, not what management wants to
hear.
It helps save on heating costs in the winter.
It encourages carpooling.
Increases job satisfaction because if you have a bad job you don't care.
It eliminates vacations because people would rather come to work.
It makes fellow employees look better.
It makes the cafeteria food taste better.
Bosses are more likely to hand out raises when they are wasted.
Salary negotiations are a lot more profitable.
Suddenly, farting during a meeting isn't so embarrassing.
No one will remember your strip act at the Christmas Party.
Hiding Out
The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent
problem with one of the main computers. He dialed the employees home phone
number and was greeted with a child's whispered, "Hello?"
Alarmed, concerned and more than just a little frustrated the boss asked, "Why are
they there?"
Still whispering, the young voice replied along with a muffled giggle, "They are looking
for me!"
Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to a youngster the boss asked,
"Is your Daddy home?"
Revised Corporate Cursing Policy
It has been brought to Management's attention that some individuals have been using
foul language in the course of normal conversation between employees.
"Yes." whispered the small voice.
"May I talk with him?" the man asked.
Wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, "Is your Mommy there?"
Due to complaints from some of the more easily offended employees, this conduct
will no longer be tolerated! Management does however realize the importance of
each person being able to express their feelings when communicating with their
fellow workers.
"Yes," came the answer.
Therefore, Human Resources has compiled the following coded list.
"May I talk with her?"
It is imperative that all employees understand and memorize the coded phrase so the
proper exchange of ideas and information can continue.
To the surprise of the boss, the small voice whispered, "No."
Again the small voice whispered, "No."
New Phase: I'm not certain that's feasible.
Old Phrase: No f*&%$#@ way.
Knowing that it was not likely that a young child would be left home alone, the boss
decided he would just leave a message with the person who should be there
watching over the child.
New Phrase: Really?
Old Phrase: You've got to be shi*&%$# me.
"Is there any one there besides you?" the boss asked the child.
"Yes", whispered the child, "A policeman."
New Phrase: Perhaps you should check with... [Insert name here]
Old Phrase: Tell someone who gives a rat's as*.
Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee’s home, the boss asked, "May
I speak with the policeman?"
New Phrase: Of course I'm concerned.
Old Phrase: Ask me if I give a shi%.
"No, he is busy" whispered the child.
New Phrase: I was not involved with that project.
Old Phrase: It's not my f&*%$#g problem.
"Busy doing what?" asked the boss.
"Talking to Daddy and Mommy and the Fireman," came the whispered answer.
New Phrase: Interesting behavior...
Old Phrase: What the hell?
Growing concerned and even worried as he heard what sounded like a helicopter
through the ear piece on the phone the boss asked, "What is that noise?"
New Phrase: Perhaps I can work late.
Old Phrase: When the f&*$ do they expect me to do this?
"A hello-copper", answered the whispering voice. "What is going on there?" asked
the boss, now alarmed.
New Phrase: He's not familiar with this problem.
Old Phrase: He's got his head up his *ss.
In an awed whispering voice the child answered, "The search team just landed the
hello-copper!"
New Phrase: You don't say.
Old Phrase: Eat s&%t.
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New Phrase: Excuse me?
Old Phrase: Eat shit and d&%.
You Think You’ve Got A Bad Job
The San Francisco Zoo has an elephant named Calle who has a chronic illness,
requiring medication. The zoo people couldn't get Calle to take her dose orally, so a
California pharmacologist developed a suppository. The 10” long, four-pound, cocoa
butter bullets are crafted by the good folks at Guittard Chocolates in Burlingame.
Administering the DAILY medication takes five zoo workers (FIVE people have jobs
worse than yours!), including one person to distract Calle with treats and one person
who wears a full-arm glove. Now stop bitching and get back to work.
New Phrase: Excuse me, sir?
Old Phrase: Eat shit and die, mo*&%$ f!#$%&.
New Phrase: They weren't happy with it?
Old Phrase: What the *&%k do they want from me?
New Phrase: So would you like some help?
Old Phrase: Ki*% my ass.
New Phrase: I love a challenge.
Old Phrase: This job sucks.
Prison Versus Work
IN PRISON: you spend the majority of your time in an 8x10 cell
WORK: you spend the majority of your time in a 6x8 cubicle
New Phrase: You want me to take care of this?
Old Phrase: Who died and left you boss?
IN PRISON: you get three meals a day
AT WORK: you only get a break for 1 meal and you have to pay for it
New Phrase: I see...
Old Phrase: Bl*& me.
IN PRISON: a guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you
AT WORK: you must carry around a security card and unlock and open all the doors
yourself
Letter of Recommendation
Bob Smith, my assistant programmer, can always be found
hard at work in his cubicle. Bob works independently, without
wasting company time talking to colleagues. Bob never
thinks twice about assisting fellow employees, and he always
finishes given assignments on time. Often Bob takes extended
measures to complete his work, sometimes skipping coffee
breaks. Bob is a dedicated individual who has absolutely no
vanity in spite of his high accomplishments and profound
knowledge in his field. I firmly believe that Bob can be
classed as a high-caliber employee, the type which cannot be
dispensed with. Consequently, I duly recommend that Bob be
promoted to executive management, and a proposal will be
sent away as soon as possible.
IN PRISON: you can watch TV and play games
AT WORK: you get fired for watching TV and playing games
IN PRISON: you get your own toilet
AT WORK: you have to share
IN PRISON: they allow your family and friends to visit
AT WORK: you cannot even speak to your family and friends
IN PRISON: all expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required
AT WORK: you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they deduct taxes
from your salary to pay for prisoners
IN PRISON: you spend most of your life looking through the bars from the inside
wanting to get out
AT WORK: you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside bars
Project Leader
A MEMO WAS SOON SENT FOLLOWING THE LETTER:
IN PRISON: there are wardens who are often sadistic
AT WORK: they are called MANAGERS.
That stupid idiot was reading over my shoulder when I wrote the report sent to you
earlier today. Kindly read every second line (i.e. 1, 3, 5, 7,9, ...) for my true
assessment of him.
Perspective
An interoffice softball game was held between the marketing department and sales
department of one company. The sales department whipped the marketing
department soundly.
Regards,
Project Leader
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The marketing department posted this memo on the bulletin board after the game:
"GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS"
Management communicates, you listen, figure out what they want and do it.
"The Marketing Department is pleased to announce that for the 1997 Softball Season,
we came in 2nd place, having lost but one game all year. The Sales Department,
however, had a rather dismal season, as they won only one game."
"I'M EXTREMELY ADEPT AT ALL MANNER OF OFFICE ORGANIZATION:"
I can make my own coffee.
"I'M HONEST, HARD-WORKING AND DEPENDABLE"
I only pilfer office supplies.
Employer Lingo...
"COMPETITIVE SALARY"
We remain competitive by paying less than our competitors.
"MY PERTINENT WORK EXPERIENCE INCLUDES"
I hope you don't ask me about all the McJobs I've had.
"JOIN OUR FAST-PACED TEAM"
We have no time to train you.
"I TAKE PRIDE IN MY WORK"
I blame others for my mistakes.
"CASUAL WORK ATMOSPHERE"
We don't pay enough to expect that you'll dress up; well, a couple of the real daring
guys wear earrings.
"I'M PERSONABLE"
I give lots of unsolicited personal advice to co-workers.
"MUST BE DEADLINE ORIENTED"
You'll be six months behind schedule on your first day.
"I'M EXTREMELY PROFESSIONAL"
I carry a Day-Timer.
"SOME OVERTIME REQUIRED"
Some time each night and some time each weekend.
"I AM ADAPTABLE"
I've changed jobs a lot.
"DUTIES WILL VARY"
Anyone in the office can boss you around.
"I AM ON THE GO"
I'm never at my desk.
"MUST HAVE AN EYE FOR DETAIL"
We have no quality control.
"I'M HIGHLY MOTIVATED TO SUCCEED"
The minute I find a better job, I'm outta there.
"CAREER-MINDED"
Female Applicants must be childless (and remain that way).
New Atomic Element...
The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered. The element,
tentatively named Administratium, has no protons or electrons and thus has an
atomic number of 0.
"APPLY IN PERSON"
If you're old, fat or ugly you'll be told the position has been filled.
"NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE"
We've filled the job; our call for resumes is just a legal formality.
However, it does have 1 Neutron, 128 Assistant Neutrons, 75 Vice-Neutrons and 111
Assistant Vice-Neutrons. This gives it an atomic weight of 315. These 315 particles
are held together in a nucleus by a force that involves the continuous exchange of
meson-like particles called Morons.
"SEEKING CANDIDATES WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE"
You'll need it to replace three people who just left.
Since it has no electrons, Administratium is inert. However, it can be detected
chemically as it impedes every other reaction with which it comes into contact.
According to the discoverers, a minute amount of Administratium caused one reaction
to take over four days to complete, when it would normally occur in less than one
second.
"PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS A MUST"
You're walking into a company in perpetual chaos.
"REQUIRES TEAM LEADERSHIP SKILLS"
You'll have the responsibilities of a manager, without the pay or respect.
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Administratium has a normal life of approximately 3 years, at which time it does not
decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which Assistant Neutrons, ViceNeutrons and Assistant Vice-Neutrons exchange places. Some studies have shown
that the atomic weight actually increases after each reorganization.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
Research at other laboratories indicates that Administratium occurs naturally in the
atmosphere. It tends to concentrate at certain points such as governments, large
companies, health facilities and universities; and will often be found in the newest,
best maintained buildings.
My toys! My toys! I can't do this job without my toys!
It might look like I'm doing nothing, but at the cellular level I'm really quite busy.
At least I have a positive attitude about my destructive habits.
You are validating my inherent mistrust of strangers.
I see you've set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public.
Someday, we'll look back on this, laugh nervously and change the subject.
Warning Labels
On Sears hairdryer:
Do not use while sleeping.
(Gee, that's the only time I have to work on my hair!)
Scientists point out that Administratium is known to be toxic at any level of
concentration and can easily destroy any productive reactions where it is allowed to
accumulate. Attempts are being made to determine how Administratium can be
controlled to prevent irreversible damage, but results to date are not promising.
On a bag of Fritos:
You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
(The shoplifter special!)
Revisions
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I cannot accept,
And the wisdom to hide the bodies of those people I had to kill today because they
pissed me off.
On a bar of Dial soap:
Directions: Use like regular soap.
(and that would be how?)
On some Swanson frozen dinners:
Serving suggestion: Defrost.
(But it's *just* a suggestion!)
Also, help me to be careful of the toes I step on today, as they may be connected to
the ass that I may have to kiss tomorrow.
On a hotel provided shower cap in a box:
Fits one head.
Useful Work Phrases
1. Thank you. We're all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.
2. The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist.
3. I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.
4. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.
5. I have plenty of talent and vision. I just don't give a damn.
6. I like you. You remind me of when I was young and stupid.
7. What am I? Flypaper for freaks!?
8. I'm not being rude. You're just insignificant.
9. I'm already visualizing the duct tape over your mouth.
10. Ahhh... I see the fuck-up fairy has visited us again...
11. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.
12. It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off.
13. Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.
14. No, my powers can only be used for good.
15. How about never? Is never good for you?
16. I'm really easy to get along with once you people learn to worship me.
17. You sound reasonable... Time to up my medication.
18. I'll try being nicer if you'll try being smarter.
19. I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message...
20. I don't work here. I'm a consultant.
21. Who me? I just wander from room to room.
On Tesac's Tiramisu dessert:
(printed on bottom of the box) Do not turn upside down.
(Too late! You lose! I love it: food to tick you off.)
On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding:
Product will be hot after heating.
(Are you sure??? Let's experiment.)
On packaging for a Rowenta iron:
Do not iron clothes on body.
(But wouldn't that save more time? Whose body?)
On Boot's Children's cough medicine:
Do not drive car or operate machinery.
(We could do a lot to reduce the rate of construction accidents if we just kept those 5
year olds off those fork lifts.)
On Nytol sleep aid:
Warning: may cause drowsiness.
(One would hope!)
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After arriving at her apartment, we had another martini and smoked a cigarette and
she said, "Boss, if you don't mind, I think I'll go into the bedroom and slip into
something more comfortable." "Sure," I excitedly replied. She went into the bedroom
and, in about six minutes, she came out... carrying a big birthday cake, followed by
my wife, children, and dozens of our friends. All were singing Happy Birthday. ... and
there on the couch I sat... with nothing on but my socks.
On a Korean kitchen knife:
Warning keep out of children.
(Or pets! What's for dinner?)
On a string of Chinese-made Christmas lights:
For indoor or outdoor use only.
(As opposed to use in outer space. Or underground)
Ten Best Things To Say If You Are Caught Sleeping At Your Desk
On a Japanese food processor:
Not to be used for the other use.
(Now I'm curious.)
10) "THEY TOLD ME AT THE BLOOD BANK THIS MIGHT HAPPEN."
9) "THIS IS JUST A 15 MINUTE POWER-NAP LIKE THEY RAVED ABOUT IN THAT
TIME MANAGEMENT COURSE YOU SENT ME TO."
On Sainsbury's peanuts:
Warning: contains nuts.
8) "WHEW! GUESS I LEFT THE TOP OFF THE WHITE-OUT. YOU PROBABLY
GOT HERE JUST IN TIME!"
On an American Airlines packet of nuts:
Instructions: open packet, eat nuts.
7) "I WASN'T SLEEPING! I WAS MEDITATING ON THE MISSION STATEMENT
AND ENVISIONING A NEW PARADIGM."
On a Swedish chainsaw:
Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals.
(Duh! What is this, a home castration kit?)
6) "I WAS TESTING MY KEYBOARD FOR DROOL RESISTANCE."
On a child's superman costume:
Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly.
(That's right, destroy a universal childhood fantasy!)
5) "I WAS DOING A HIGHLY SPECIFIC YOGA EXERCISE TO RELIEVE WORKRELATED STRESS. ARE YOU DISCRIMINATORY TOWARD PEOPLE WHO
PRACTICE YOGA?”
4) "WHY DID YOU INTERRUPT ME? I HAD ALMOST FIGURED OUT A SOLUTION
TO OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM."
Why I Fired My Secretary
Two weeks ago, was my forty-fifth birthday, and I wasn't feeling too hot that morning
anyway. I went into breakfast, knowing my wife would be pleasant and say "Happy
Birthday," and probably have a present for me. She didn't even say "Good Morning,"
let alone any "Happy Birthday." I thought, "Well, that's wives for you. The children will
remember." The children came in to breakfast and didn't say a word.
3) "THE COFFEE MACHINE IS BROKEN..."
2) SOMEONE MUST'VE PUT DECAF IN THE WRONG POT..."
*AND THE #1 BEST THING TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR
DESK*
When I started to the office I was feeling pretty low and despondent. As I walked into
my office, my secretary, Janet said, "Good Morning, Boss, Happy Birthday." And I felt
a little better; someone had remembered. I worked until noon. About noon, Janet
knocked on my door and said, "You know, it's such a beautiful day outside and it's
your birthday, let's go to lunch, just you and me."
1) "...IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN."
How To Cope With Team Players Who Don't Carry Their Load
By Barbra Lewis
I said, "By George, that's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's go." We went to
lunch. We didn't go where we normally go; we went out into the country to a little
private place. We had two martinis and enjoyed lunch tremendously. On the way
back to the office, she said, "You know, it's such a beautiful day. We don't need to go
back to the office, do we?" I said, "No, I guess not." She said, "Let's go to my
apartment."
Remember your first team experience? Whether it was the Junior Olympics or church
league shuffleboard, the principles you learned then still apply now: Groups can
accomplish much more success than individuals. It feels great to work together and
accomplish a goal. And there always seem to be people who drag their feet and
make reaching the goal difficult.
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showed that employees tend to quit because of interpersonal conflicts rather than
low salary or advancement opportunities.
Unfortunately, it's usually the last one--the non-team players--that most of us think of
first when we're called upon to work on a group project. But since we inevitably have
to bear down and stick it out, we may as well learn how to deal with the non-team
players.
There are two types of non-team players. The first kind are those who seem to
intentionally sabotage a group project. They're constantly late; they criticize ideas and
people; they can't handle criticism well, no matter how constructive. When all is said
and done, they seem to hinder progress more than foster it.
With the first type, all group agendas are pushed aside, due to immaturity or laziness,
for personal reasons. They want to commit as little time and effort as possible to the
group because they're simply not interested and cannot find the strength to rise
above their own wants for the good of the group.
The other types of non-team players are more subtle and, perhaps, more difficult to
detect. They're quiet, removed. They stay at their desks and tend not to socialize.
They seem apathetic, distracted. They don't reach out. In short, they don't contribute.
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So what should you do about these two kinds of non-team players? Nothing.
Literally. It's what you don't do that counts. Do not make excuses for them. If
they're late, they're late. Don't let them off the hook; in fact, make them own up to
it.
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Do not talk about them behind their backs. If you have something to say, say it to
them directly or the appropriate manager.
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Do not let meetings focus on or become stalled as a result of their negative
comments. Table further discussions for later.
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Try to give them the benefit of the doubt. Try to remember the positive things that
person has accomplished. He or she may be a more behind-the-scenes type
than a lead actor. Besides, another quality of a good team is how the team
members support one another.
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Do not assume silence means inaction. Some people are shy and prefer working
alone and quietly.
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Do not assume that what is important to you is as important to them. They may
just have a different approach to a project than you do.
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If you're in a managerial position: Take action if you suspect the person's
behavior is due to an interoffice spat. Defuse these conflicts quickly and privately.
•
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Don't let employees be silent. Have every employee give his or her thoughts and
ideas in a meeting. Or organize an outing--an informal dinner or happy hour
might loosen people up. Also, for some workers, silence is a coping mechanism
and can signal stress or conflict. Make an effort to let your workers know they can
come to you with problems.
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Try not to make anyone angry. Angry people tend to hold back good ideas, or
even quit, when there could be a simple, correctable reason for their behavior.
•
Do not deal with them publicly. Hold a private discussion with them and tell them
exactly what they're doing that's hurting the group.
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Do not fire them without extremely good--and documented--cause and warnings.
Without those, you could be facing a legal battle.
Bottom line, everyone is different and has different methods of working. True, some
people are just jerks. But since you can't always be sure, it's best to give people the
benefit of the doubt. In time, you'll come to see who deserves a little extra
encouragement and who deserves the boot.
Letter to the Bank Manager
Dear Bank Manager,
I am writing to thank you for bouncing the check with which I endeavored to pay my
plumber last month. By my calculations some three nanoseconds must have elapsed
between his presenting the check, and the arrival in my account of the funds needed
to honor it. I refer, of course, to the automatic monthly deposit of my entire salary, an
arrangement which, I admit, has only been in place for eight years.
You are to be commended for seizing that brief window of opportunity, and also for
debiting my account with $50 by way of penalty for the inconvenience I caused to
your bank. My thankfulness springs from the manner in which this incident has
caused me to re-think my errant financial ways. You have set me on the path of fiscal
righteousness.
No more will our relationship be blighted by these unpleasant incidents, for I am
restructuring my affairs in 1999, taking as my model the procedures, attitudes and
conduct of your very bank. I can think of no greater compliment, and I know you will
be excited and proud to hear it.
To this end, please be advised about the following changes:
Do not ignore a conflict between an employee and yourself. According to
Barron's guide, "Winning with Difficult People," a recent study of exit interviews
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First, I have noticed that whereas I personally attend to your telephone calls and
letters, when I try to contact you I am confronted by the impersonal, ever-changing,
pre-recorded, faceless entity which your bank has become. From now on I, like you,
choose only to deal with a flesh and blood person.
will play for the duration. This month I've chosen a refrain from The Best Of Woody
Guthrie:
"Oh, the banks are made of marble
With a guard at every door
And the vaults are filled with silver
That the miners sweated for"
My mortgage and loan repayments will, therefore and hereafter, no longer be
automatic, but will arrive at your bank, by check, addressed personally and
confidentially to an employee of your branch, whom you must nominate. You will be
aware that it is an offense under the Postal Act for any other person to open such an
envelope.
After twenty minutes of that, our mutual contact will probably know it by heart. On a
more serious note, we come to the matter of cost.
Please find attached an Application Contact Status which I require our chosen
employee to complete. I am sorry it runs to eight pages, but in order that I know as
much about him or her as your bank knows about me, there is no alternative. Please
note that all copies of his or her medical history must be countersigned by a Justice of
the Peace, and that the mandatory details of his/her financial situation (income,
debts, assets and liabilities) must be accompanied by documented proof.
As your bank has often pointed out, the ongoing drive for greater efficiency comes at
a cost. A cost which you have always been quick to pass on to me. Let me repay
your kindness by passing some costs back.
First, there is the matter of advertising material you send me. This I will read for a fee
of $20 per page. Inquiries from your nominated contact will be billed at $5 per minute
of my time spent in response. Any debits to my account, as, for example, in the
matter of the penalty for the dishonored check, will be passed back to you.
In due course I will issue your employee with a PIN number which he/she must quote
in all dealings with me. I regret that it cannot be shorter than 28 digits but, again, I
have modeled it on the number of button presses required to access my account
balance on your phone bank service. As they say, imitation is the sincerest form of
flattery.
My new phone service runs at 75 cents a minute (even Woody Guthrie doesn't come
for free), so you would be well advised to keep your inquiries brief and to the point.
Regrettably, but again following your example, I must also levy an establishment fee
to cover the setting up of this new arrangement.
Let me level the playing field even further by introducing you to my new telephone
system, which you will notice, is very much like yours. My authorized contact at your
bank, the only person with whom I will have any dealings, may call me at any time
and will be answered by an automated voice. By pressing Buttons on the phone,
he/she will be guided thorough an extensive set of menus:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Best Wishes,
Your humble client
To make an appointment to see me.
To query a missing repayment.
To make a general complaint or inquiry.
To transfer the call to my living room in case I am there; Extension of living room
to be communicated at the time the call is received.
To transfer the call to my bedroom in case I am still sleeping. Extension of
bedroom to be communicated at the time the call is received.
To transfer the call to my toilet in case I am attending to nature. Extension of
toilet to be communicated at the time the call is received.
To transfer the call to my mobile phone in case I am not at home.
To leave a message on my computer. To leave a message a password to access
my computer is required. Password will be communicated at a later date to the
contact.
To return to the main menu and listen carefully to options 1 through 8.
Job Stress
Last week a friend went to a seminar called "Stress and Disease" by Dr. Nickolas
Hall, an expert in psychobiology. He gave an example of a coping skill for job stress
which I would like to share with you. When you have had one of those TAKE THIS
JOB AND SHOVE IT days, try this:
On your way home after work, stop at your pharmacy and go to the section where
they have thermometers. You will need to purchase a rectal thermometer made by
*Q-Tip. Be very sure that you get this brand.
When you get home, lock your doors, draw the drapes, and disconnect the phone so
you will not be disturbed during your therapy. Change to very comfortable clothing,
such as a sweat suit and lie down on your bed. Open the package containing the
thermometer and remove the thermometer and carefully place it on the bedside table
so that it will not become chipped or broken. Take the written material that
accompanies the thermometer and as you read it you will notice in small print the
statement that "every rectal thermometer made by Q-Tip is PERSONALLY tested."
The contact will then be put on hold, pending the attention of my automated
answering service. While this may on occasion involve a lengthy wait, uplifting music
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Now close your eyes and say out loud five times, "I am so glad that I do not work in
quality control at the Q-Tip Company."
If you answered two out of four, consider a career as a hamburger flipper in a fast
food joint.
If you answered one out of four, try selling some of your organs. It's the only way you
will ever make any money.
Quiz
This quiz consists of four questions that tell you whether or not you are qualified to be
a professional. THE ANSWERS ARE SHORTLY AFTER THE QUESTIONS. There
is no need to cheat. The questions are not that difficult. You just need to think like a
professional.
If you answered none correctly, consider a career that does not require any higher
mental functions at all, such as law or politics.
1. How do you put a giraffe into a refrigerator?
Another Quiz…
Take your best shot and let me know how you do!! This is a real test given by the
Human Relations Dept at many of the major corporations today.
The correct answer is: Open the refrigerator, put in the giraffe and close the door.
This question tests whether or not you are doing simple things in a complicated way.
It helps them get a better insight concerning their employees and potential
employees. It's only 10 simple questions, so...Grab a pencil and paper, keeping track
of your letter answers.
2. How do you put an elephant into a refrigerator?
Incorrect answer: Open the refrigerator, put in the elephant and close the door.
1. When do you feel your best?
(a) in the morning
(b) during the afternoon & early evening
(c) late at night
Correct Answer: Open the refrigerator remove the giraffe and put in the elephant and
close the door.
This question tests your foresight.
2. You usually walk
(a) fairly fast, with long steps
(b) fairly fast, with short, quick steps
(c) less fast head up, looking the world in the face
(d) less fast, head down
(e) very slowly
3. The Lion King is hosting an animal conference. All the animals attend except one.
Which animal does not attend?
Correct answer: The elephant. The elephant is in the refrigerator!
This tests if you are capable of comprehensive thinking.
3. When talking to people you
(a) stand with your arms folded
(b) have your hands clasped
(c) have one or both your hands on your hips
(d) touch or push the person to whom you are talking
(e) play with your ear, touch your chin, or smooth your hair
OK, if you did not have the last three questions correct, this one may be your last
chance to test your qualifications to be a professional.
4. There is a river known to be filled with crocodiles. How do you cross?
Correct answer: Simply swim through it. All the crocodiles are attending the animal
meeting! This question tests your reasoning.
4. When relaxing, you sit with
(a) your knees bent with your legs neatly side by side
(b) your legs crossed
(c) your legs stretched out or straight
(d) one leg curled under you
So...
If you answered four out of four questions correctly, you are a true professional.
Wealth and success await you.
5. When something really amuses you, you react with
(a) a big, appreciative laugh
(b) a laugh, but not a loud one
(c) a quiet chuckle
If you answered three out of four, you have some catching up to do but there's hope
for you.
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(d) a sheepish smile
3.
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 5
(d) 7
(e) 6
4.
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 2
(d) 1
5.
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 5
(e) 2
6.
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 2
7.
(a) 6
(b) 2
(c) 4
8.
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 5
(d) 4
(e) 3
(f ) 2
(g) 1
9.
(a) 7
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 2
(e) 1
10.
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 5
(e) 6
(f ) 1
6. When you go to a party or social gathering you..
(a) make a loud entrance so everyone notices you
(b) make a quiet entrance, looking around for someone you know
(c) make the quietest entrance, trying to stay unnoticed
7. You're working very hard, concentrating hard, and you're interrupted. Do you...
(a) welcome the break
(b) feel extremely irritated
(c) vary between these two extremes
8. Which of the following colors do you like most?
(a) red or orange
(b) black
(c) yellow or light blue
(d) green
(e) dark blue or purple
(f ) white
(g) brown or gray
9. When you are in bed at night, in these last few moments before going to sleep,
you lie
(a) stretched out on your back
(b) stretched out face down on your stomach
(c) on your side, slightly curled
(d) with your head on one arm
(e) with your head under the covers
10. You often dream that you are
(a) falling
(b) fighting or struggling
(c) searching for something or somebody
(d) flying or floating
(e) you usually have dreamless sleep
(f ) your dreams are always pleasant
POINTS:
1.
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
2.
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 7
(d) 2
(e) 1
Now add up the total number of points.
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OVER 60 POINTS:
Others see you as someone they should "handle with care" You're seen as vain, selfcentered, and who is extremely dominant. Others may admire you, wishing they could
be more like you, but don't always trust you, hesitating to become too deeply involved
with you.
Bosses of a publishing firm are trying to work out why no one noticed that one of their
employees had been sitting dead at his desk for FIVE DAYS before anyone asked if
he was feeling okay.
George Turklebaum, 51, who had been employed as a proof-reader at a New York
firm for 30 years, had a heart attack in the open-plan office he shared with 23 other
workers. He quietly passed away on Monday, but nobody noticed until Saturday
morning when an office cleaner asked why he was still working during the weekend.
51 TO 60 POINTS:
Others see you as an exciting, highly volatile, rather impulsive personality; a natural
leader, who's quick to make decisions, though not always the right ones. They see
you as bold and adventuresome, someone who will try anything once; someone who
takes chances and enjoys an adventure. They enjoy being in your company because
of the excitement you radiate.
His boss Elliot Wachiaski said "George was always the first guy in each morning and
the last to leave at night, so no one found it unusual that he was in the same position
all that time and didn't say anything. He was always absorbed in his work and kept
much to himself." A post mortem examination revealed that he had been dead for five
days after suffering a coronary. Ironically, George was proofreading manuscripts of
medical textbooks when he died. You may want to give your co-workers a nudge
occasionally.
41 TO 50 POINTS:
Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting;
someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not
to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding;
someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out.
Read The Following Statements and the Amazing Conclusion They Lead To:
1. The sport of choice for the urban poor is BASKETBALL.
2. The sport of choice for maintenance level employees is BOWLING.
3. The sport of choice for front-line workers is FOOTBALL.
4. The sport of choice for supervisors is BASEBALL.
5. The sport of choice for middle management is TENNIS.
6. The sport of choice for corporate officers is GOLF.
31 TO 40 POINTS:
Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever,
gifted, or talented, but modest... Not a person who makes friends too quickly or
easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect
the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to
shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over it
if that trust is ever broken.
AMAZING CONCLUSION:
The higher you are in the corporate structure, the smaller your balls become.
21 TO 30 POINTS:
Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious,
extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It'd really surprise them if you ever did
something impulsively or on the spur of the moment, expecting you to examine
everything carefully from every angle and then, usually decide against it. They think
this reaction is caused partly by your careful nature.
Instead of Astrological Signs, How About These… What's Your Business Sign?
1. MARKETING
You are ambitious yet stupid. You chose a marketing degree to avoid having to study
in college, concentrating instead on drinking and socializing which is pretty much
what your job responsibilities are now. Least compatible with Sales.
UNDER 21 POINTS:
People think you are shy, nervous, and indecisive, someone who needs looking after,
who always wants someone else to make the decisions and who doesn't want to get
involved with anyone or anything. They see you as a worrier who always sees
problems that don't exist. Some people think you're boring. Only those who know
you well know that you aren't.
2. SALES
Laziest of all signs, often referred to as "marketing without a degree." You are also
self-centered and paranoid. Unless someone calls you and begs you to take their
money, you like to avoid contact with customers so you can "concentrate on the big
picture." You seek admiration for your golf game throughout your life.
Worker Dead At Desk for 5 Days
In the Birmingham Sunday Mercury (7th Jan 2001)
3. TECHNOLOGY
Unable to control anything in your personal life, you are instead content to completely
control everything that happens at your workplace. Often even YOU don't understand
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what you are saying but who the hell can tell. It is written that Geeks shall inherit the
Earth.
ulcers and frequent heart attacks correspond directly with fluctuations in the stock
market.
4. ENGINEERING
One of only two signs that actually studied in school. It is said that engineers place
ninety percent of all Personal Ads. You can be happy with yourself; your office is full
of all the latest "ergodynamic" gadgets. However, we all know what is really causing
your "carpal tunnel syndrome."
12. PARTNER, PRESIDENT, CEO
You are brilliant or lucky. Your inability to figure out complex systems such as the fax
machine suggest the latter.
13. GOVERNMENT WORKER
Paid to take days off. Government workers are genius inventors, like the invention of
new Holidays. They usually suffer from deep depression or anxiety and usually
commit serious crimes while on the job...Thus the term "GO POSTAL"
5. ACCOUNTING
The only other sign that studied in school. You are mostly immune from office politics.
You are the most feared person in the organization; combined with your extreme
organizational traits, the majority of rumors concerning you say that you are
completely insane.
New Employee
Several weeks after a young man had been hired, he was called into the personnel
director's office. "What is the meaning of this?" the director asked. "When you applied
for this job, you told us you had five years experience. Now we discovered this is the
first job you've ever held."
6. HUMAN RESOURCES
Ironically, given your access to confidential information, you tend to be the biggest
gossip within the organization. Possibly the only other person that does less work
than marketing, you are unable to return any calls today because you have to get a
haircut, have lunch AND THEN mail a letter.
"Well," the young man replied, "in your advertisement you said you wanted somebody
with imagination."
7. MANAGEMENT/MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
Catty, cutthroat, yet completely spineless, you are destined to remain at your current
job for the rest of your life. Unable to make a single decision you tend to measure
your worth by the number of meetings you can schedule for yourself. Best suited to
marry other "Middle Managers" as everyone in your social circle is a "Middle
Manager."
What's My Name?
The manager of a large office noticed a new man one day and told him to come into
his office. "What's your name?" he asked the new guy.
"John," the new guy replied.
8. SENIOR MANAGEMENT
(See above - Same sign, different title)
The manager scowled, "Look... I don't know what kind of a namby-pamby place you
worked before, but I don't call anyone by their first name. It breeds familiarity and that
leads to a breakdown in authority. I refer to my employees by their last name only...
Smith, Jones, Baker... That's all. I am to be referred to only as Mr. Robertson.
9. CUSTOMER SERVICE
Bright, cheery, positive, you are a fifty-cent cab ride from taking your own life. As
children very few of you asked your parents for a little cubicle for your room and a
headset so you could pretend to play "Customer Service." Continually passed over for
promotions, your best bet is to sleep with your manager.
Now that we got that straight, what is your last name?"
The new guy sighed, "Darling. My name is John Darling."
10. CONSULTANT
Lacking any specific knowledge, you use acronyms to avoid revealing your utter lack
of experience. You have convinced yourself that your "skills" are in demand and that
you could get a higher paying job with any other organization in a heartbeat. You will
spend an eternity contemplating these career opportunities without ever taking direct
action.
"Okay John, the next thing I want to tell you is..."
The Secretary
An attorney was having an affair with his secretary. Shortly afterward, she told him
she was pregnant. Not wanting his wife to know, he gave the secretary a sum of
money and asked her to go to Italy and have the baby there.
11. RECRUITER, "HEADHUNTER"
As a "person" that profits from the success of others, most people who actually work
for a living disdain you. Paid on commission and susceptible to alcoholism, your
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"But how will I let you know the baby is born?" she asked. He replied, "Just send me
a postcard and write spaghetti" on the back. I'll take care of the child's expenses."
Not knowing what else to do, the secretary took the money and flew to Italy.
Dave was shocked and realized this was an incredibly observant person.
"How in the world did you know that?" he asked.
Six months went by and then one day the attorney's wife called him at the office and
explained, "Dear, you received a very strange postcard in the mail today from Europe,
and I don't understand what it means." The attorney said, "Just wait until I get home,
and I will explain it to you.
The young man fell off his chair laughing hysterically and replied, "Well, it's pretty
hard to wear glasses with no fucking ears!"
Later that evening the attorney came home, read the postcard, fell to the floor with a
heart attack. Paramedics rushed him to the ER. The lead medic stayed back to
comfort the wife. He asked what trauma had precipitated the cardiac arrest.
Bad Jobs
Brian is a commercial saturation diver for Global Divers out of Louisiana and performs
underwater repairs on offshore drilling rigs.
So the wife picked up the card and read:
"Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti, Spaghetti -- Two with sausage and meatballs, two
without!"
Below is an email he sent to his sister. She sent it to Laughline and won a contest
(He was not thrilled with her for that).
Hi Sue,
Job Interview
Sadly, Dave was born without ears, and though he proved to be successful in
business, this problem annoyed him greatly.
Just another note from your bottom dwelling brother. Last week I had a bad day at
the office. I know you've been feeling down lately at work, so I thought I would share
my dilemma with you to make you realize it's not so bad.
One day he needed to hire a new manager for the company, so he set up three
interviews.
As you know my office lies at the bottom of the sea. I wear a suit to the office. It's a
wetsuit. This time of year the water is quite cool, so what we do to keep warm is this:
We have a diesel powered industrial water heater. This $20,000 piece of shit sucks
the water out of the sea. It heats it to a delightful temperature. It then pumps it down
to the diver through a garden hose which is taped to the air hose.
The first guy was great. He knew everything he needed to know and was very
interesting. At the end of the interview, Dave asked him, "Do you notice anything
different about me?"
Now this sounds like a damn good plan, and I've used it several times with no
complaints. What I do, when I get to the bottom and start working, is I take the hose
and stuff it down the back of my neck. This floods my whole suit with warm water.
It's like working in a jacuzzi.
"Why, yes, I couldn't help but notice that you have no ears," came the reply.
Dave did not appreciate his candor and threw him out of the office.
The second interview was with a woman, and she was even better than the first guy.
Again Dave asked her the same question, "Do you notice anything different about
me?" "Well," she said stammering, "you, you have no ears."
Everything was going well until all of a sudden, my ass started to itch, so, of course, I
scratched it. This only made things worse. Within a few seconds my ass started to
burn. I pulled the hose out from my back, but the damage was done. In agony I
realized what had happened. The hot water machine had sucked up a jellyfish and
pumped it into my suit. This is even worse than the poison ivy you once had under a
cast.
Dave again got upset and chucked her out in a rage.
The third and final interviewee was the best of the bunch. He was a young man who
had recently earned his MBA. He was smart. He was handsome, and he seemed to
be a better businessman than the first two put together.
Now I had that hose down my back. I don't have any hair on my back, so the jellyfish
couldn't get stuck to my back. My ass crack was not as fortunate. When I scratched
what I thought was an itch, I was actually grinding the jellyfish into my ass.
Dave was anxious, but went ahead and asked the young man the same question. "Do
you notice anything different about me?"
I informed the dive supervisor of my dilemma over the communicator. His instructions
were unclear due to the fact that he along with 5 other divers were laughing
hysterically. Needless to say I aborted the dive.
Much to his surprise the young man answered, " Yes, you wear contact lenses, don't
you?"
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I was instructed to make three agonizing in-water decompression stops totaling thirtyfive minutes before I could come to the surface for my chamber dry decompression. I
got to the surface wearing nothing but my brass helmet. My suit and gear were tied to
the bell.
but I take some comfort knowing that her tragic, unnecessary death did not go
unpunished."
Hoffler's teary-eyed account of his wife's brave battle against chocolate was widely
regarded as the emotional high point of the trial. First introduced to Hershey's
chocolate as a young trick-or-treater, Emily quickly developed a four-bar-a-day habit,
turning in adulthood to Hershey's Special Dark, a stronger, unfiltered form of the
product. By age 47, she had ballooned to 352 pounds and was a full-blown
chocoholic. What little savings the family had was drained by Weight Watchers
memberships, Richard Simmons videotapes, and Fat Trapper pills, all of which
proved futile and only prolonged the Tofflers' agonizing ordeal.
When I got on board the medic, with tears of laughter running down his face, handed
me a tube of cream and told me to shove it "up my ass" when I get into the chamber.
The cream put the fire out, but I couldn't shit for two days because my asshole was
swollen shut. I later found out that this could easily have been prevented if the
suction hose was placed on the leeward side of the ship.
Anyway, the next time you have a bad day at the office, think of me. Think about how
much worse your day would be if you were to shove a jellyfish up your ass. I hope
you have no bad days at the office, but if you do, I hope this will make things more
tolerable.
Equally pleased by the ruling was Mel Brewer of Phoenix, whose father received free
chocolate as a soldier during World War II.
"Dad came back from Europe hooked," Brewer said. "Before long, he was going
through a case of Mounds and Mr. Goodbars a week. He wouldn't eat ice cream
without Hershey's chocolate syrup and crushed Heath bars on it. He died of heart
attack at age 54 weighing 415 pounds."
Take care, and I hope to hear from you soon.
Love, Brian
With litigation pending against the nation's top five chocolate makers, including a
$102 billion Mississippi suit against Nestle, the entire industry is on alert. Big
Chocolate has already suffered numerous major setbacks in recent years. In 1997, a
California judge ordered chocolate manufacturers to fund $27 billion in education
programs to prevent youth chocolate consumption. In 1999, a federal judge prohibited
chocolate advertising on TV and billboards and banned the use of cartoon imagery in
advertising.
Big Chocolate
HERSHEY, PA-In one of the largest product-liability rulings in U.S. history, the
Hershey Foods Corporation was ordered by a Pennsylvania jury Monday to pay $135
billion in restitution fees to 900,000 obese Americans who for years consumed the
company's fattening snack foods.
"Let this verdict send a clear message to Big Chocolate," said Pennsylvania Attorney
General Andrew Garsten, addressing reporters following the historic ruling. "If you
knowingly sell products that cause obesity, you will pay."
In addition, the judge ruled that a warning label must be placed on all chocolate
products reading, "The Surgeon General Has Determined That Eating Chocolate May
Lead To Being Really Fat."
The five-state class-action suit accused Hershey's of "knowingly and willfully
marketing rich, fatty candy bars containing chocolate and other ingredients of
negligible nutritional value." The company was also charged with publishing
nutritional information only under pressure from the government, marketing products
to children, and artificially "spiking" their products with such substances as peanuts,
crisped rice, and caramel to increase consumer appeal.
Lawyers for the Hershey Corporation said the company intends to appeal the
decision, which could drive the price of a 1.4-ounce pack of Rolos as high as $1.29.
"Adult consumers know the risks involved in using our products," Hershey's chief
counsel Marvin Black said. "They know that if not used in a responsible manner, there
can be some negative consequences. But this is true of anything in life. Further, the
decision to use our products is one that has always been left up to the individual. The
Hershey Corporation has never forced anyone to use its products, nor has it ever
intentionally added substances to its candies to increase addictiveness. If consumers
are hooked, it is only because of said candy's overwhelmingly delicious chocolate
goodness."
Jurors took less than five hours to reach the decision following a two-year trial
covering nearly one million snackers in Pennsylvania, Florida, New Hampshire,
Arizona, and Texas. A majority of the unprecedented punitive damages will go toward
obesity victims and their immediate families. The remainder will be funneled into
weight-loss and youth-snacking prevention programs.
Whatever the outcome of the Hershey's appeal, the chocolate industry has
irrevocably changed as a result of Monday's verdict. "For over a century, Hershey's
has lived off the fat of the land," Erie, PA, claimant Pamela Schiff said. "Now it's time
to pay us back."
"This is a vindication for myself and all chocolate victims," said Beaumont, TX,
resident Earl Hoffler, holding a picture of his wife Emily, who in 1998 succumbed to
obesity after nearly 40 years of chocoholism. "This award cannot bring Emily back,
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When I got up this morning, I took two Ex-lax in addition to my Prozac. I can't get off
the john, but I feel good about it.
Never Assume
A young executive was leaving the office at 6 p.m. when he found the CEO standing
in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand. "Listen," said the CEO, "This
is a very sensitive and important document, and my secretary has left. Can you make
this thing work?"
My mother-in-law has come back as one of the Undead and we must track her to her
coffin to drive a stake through her heart and give her eternal peace. One day should
do it.
"Certainly," said the young executive. He turned the machine on, inserted the paper,
and pressed the start button.
I can't come to work today because the EPA has determined that my house is
completely surrounded by wetlands and I have to arrange for helicopter
transportation.
"Excellent, excellent!" said the CEO as his paper disappeared inside the machine. "I
just need one copy."
If it is all the same to you I won't be coming in to work. The voices told me to clean all
the guns today.
Lesson learned: Never, never assume that your BOSS knows everything.
I have a rare case of 48-hour projectile leprosy, but I know we have that deadline to
meet...
Five Cannibals
Five cannibals get appointed as engineers in a defense company.
I am stuck in the blood pressure machine down at Tom Thumb.
Yes, I seem to have contracted some attention-deficit disorder and, hey, how about
them Skins, huh? So, I won't be able to, yes, could I help you? No, no, I'll be sticking
with Sprint, but thank you for calling.
During the welcoming ceremony the boss says, "You're all part of our team now. You
can earn good money here, and you can go to the cafeteria for something to eat. So
please don't trouble any of the other employees."
Constipation has made me a walking time bomb.
The cannibals promised.
I just found out that I was switched at birth. Legally, I shouldn't come to work knowing
my employee records may now contain false information.
Four weeks later the boss returns and says, "You're all working very hard, and I'm
very satisfied with all of you.
The psychiatrist said it was an excellent session. He even gave me this jaw restraint
so I won't bite things when I am startled.
However, one of our janitors has disappeared. Do any of you know what happened
to him?"
The dog ate my car keys. We're going to hitchhike to the vet.
The cannibals all shake their heads no.
Strange Sights
Sighting #1: I was at the airport, checking in at the gate, when the airport employee
asked, "Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?" I said, "If
it was without my knowledge, how would I know?" He smiled and nodded knowingly,
"That's why we ask."
After the boss has left, the leader of the cannibals says to the others, "Which of you
idiots ate the janitor?"
A hand raises hesitantly, to which the leader of the cannibals replies, "You fool! For
four weeks we've been eating Team Leaders, Supervisors and Project Managers and
no one noticed anything, and YOU had to go and eat the janitor!"
Sighting #2: The stoplight on the corner buzzes when it is safe to cross the street. I
was crossing with an intellectually challenged co-worker of mine, when she asked if I
knew what the buzzer was for. I explained that it signals to blind people when the
light is red. She responded, appalled, "What on earth are blind people doing driving?"
It's Monday...Time to Call In Sick
I can't come in to work today because I'll be stalking my previous boss, who fired me
for not showing up for work. OK?
Sighting #3: At a good-bye lunch for an old and dear co-worker who is leaving the
company due to "rightsizing," our manager spoke up and said, "This is fun. We
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should have lunch like this more often." Not another word was spoken. We just
looked at each other like deer staring into the headlights of an approaching truck.
On the first day of "flying lessons", Clarence could barely control his excitement (and
Felix could barely control his bladder). Clarence explained that their apartment had
15 floors, and each day Felix would jump out of a window starting with the first floor
eventually getting to the top floor.
Sighting #4: I worked with an Individual who plugged his power strip back into itself
and for the life of him could not understand why his system would not turn on.
After each jump, Felix would analyze how well he flew, isolate on the most effective
flying techniques, and implement the improved process for the next flight. By the time
they reached the top floor, Felix would surely be able to fly.
Sighting #5: (a rare "double sighting"): A friend had a brilliant idea for saving disk
space. He thought if he put all his Microsoft
Word documents into a tiny font they'd take up less room. When he told me, I was
with another friend. She thought it was a good idea too.
Felix pleaded for his life, but it fell on deaf ears. "He just doesn't understand how
important this is..." thought Clarence, "but I won't let nay-sayers get in my way."
Sighting #6: (from Tech Support):
Tech Support: "How much free space do you have on your hard drive?"
Individual: "Well, my wife likes to get up there on that Internet, and she downloaded
ten hours of free space. Is that enough?"
So, with that, Clarence opened the window and threw Felix out (who landed with a
thud).
Next day (poised for his second flying lesson) Felix again begged not to be thrown
out of the window. With that, Clarence opened his pocket guide to Managing More
Effectively and showed Felix the part about how one must always expect resistance
when implementing new programs.
Sighting #7: (from Tech Support):
Individual: "Now what do I do?"
Tech Support: "What is the prompt on the screen?"
Individual: "It's asking for 'Enter Your Last Name.'"
Tech Support: "Okay, so type in your last name."
Individual: "How do you spell that?"
And with that, he threw Felix out the window. (THUD)
On the third day (at the third floor) Felix tried a different ploy: Stalling, he asked for a
delay in the "project" until better weather would make flying conditions more
favorable.
Sighting # 8: When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up
our car, we were told that the keys had been accidentally locked in it. We went to the
service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver's
side door. As I watched from the passenger's side, I instinctively tried the door handle
and discovered it was open. "Hey," I announced to the technician, "It's open!" "I
know," answered the young man. "I already got that side."
But Clarence was ready for him: He produced a timeline and pointed to the third
milestone and asked, "You don't want to slip the schedule do you?"
From his training, Felix knew that not jumping today would mean that he would have
to jump TWICE tomorrow... So he just said: "OK. Let's go."
Felix The Flying Frog
Once upon a time, there lived a man named Clarence who had a pet frog named
Felix. Clarence lived a modestly comfortable existence on what he earned working at
the Wal-Mart, but he always dreamed of being rich.
And out the window he went.
Now this is not to say that Felix wasn't trying his best. On the fifth day he flapped his
feet madly in a vain attempt to fly. On the sixth day he tied a small red cape around
his neck and tried to think "Superman" thoughts.
"Felix!" he exclaimed one day, "We're going to be rich! I'm going to teach you how to
fly!"
But try as he might, he couldn't fly.
Felix, of course, was terrified at the prospect: "I can't fly, you idiot... I'm a frog, not a
canary!"
By the seventh day, Felix (accepting his fate) no longer begged for mercy... He
simply looked at Clarence and said: "You know you're killing me, don't you?"
Clarence, disappointed at the initial reaction, told Felix: "That negative attitude of
yours could be a real problem. I'm sending you to class."
Clarence pointed out that Felix's performance so far had been less than exemplary,
failing to meet any of the milestone goals he had set for him.
So Felix went to a three-day class and learned about problem solving, time
management, and effective communication... But nothing about flying.
With that, Felix said quietly: "Shut up and open the window," and he leaped out,
taking careful aim on the large jagged rock by the corner of the building.
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the concert would have been reduced from two hours to about 20 minutes,
resulting in substantial savings in salaries and overhead. In fact, if Schubert had
addressed these concerns on a cost containment basis, he probably would have
been able to finish this symphony!
And Felix went to that great lily pad in the sky.
Clarence was extremely upset, as his project had failed to meet a single goal that he
set out to accomplish. Felix had not only failed to fly, he didn't even learn how to
steer his flight as he fell like a sack of cement... Nor did he improve his productivity
when Clarence had told him to "Fall smarter, not harder."
How Shit Happens
In the beginning was the plan
And then came the assumptions
And the assumptions were without form
And the plan was completely without substance
And the darkness was upon the face of the workers
And they spoke among themselves, saying "It is a crock of shit, and it stinketh."
The only thing left for Clarence to do was to analyze the process and try to determine
where it had gone wrong.
After much thought, Clarence smiled and said:
"Next time... I'm getting a smarter frog!"
And the workers went unto their supervisors and sayeth, "It is a pail of Dung and none
may abide the odor thereof."
And the supervisors went unto their managers and sayeth unto them, "It is a container
of Excrement and it is very strong, such that none may abide by it."
And the managers went unto their directors and sayeth, "It is a vessel of fertilizer, and
none may abide its strength."
And the directors spoke among themselves saying one to another, "It contains that
which aids plant growth, and it is very strong." And the directors went unto the vice
presidents and sayeth unto them, "It promotes growth and it is very powerful."
And the vice presidents went unto the president and sayeth unto him, "This new plan
will actively promote the growth and efficiency of this company, and in these areas in
particular."
And the president looked upon the plan, and saw that it was good, and the plan
became policy. This is how shit happens.
The Unfinished Symphony
The president of a large managed health care facility also served on the board of his
community's symphony orchestra. Finding that he could not go to one of the concerts,
he gave his tickets to the company's director of health care cost containment. The
next morning, he asked the director how he enjoyed the performance. Instead of the
usual polite remarks, the director handed him a memo that read as follows:
The undersigned submits the following comments and recommendations relative to
the performance of Schubert's "Unfinished Symphony" by this city's symphony
orchestra as observed under actual working conditions:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The attendance of the conductor is unnecessary for the public performances. The
orchestra has obviously practiced and has the prior authorization from the
conductor to play the symphony at a predetermined level of quality. Considerable
money could be saved merely by having the conductor critique the orchestra's
performance during a retrospective peer review meeting.
For considerable periods, the four oboe players had nothing to do. Their numbers
should be reduced and their work spread over the whole orchestra, thus
eliminating peaks and valleys of activity.
All 12 violins were playing identical notes with identical motions. This is
unnecessary duplication: the staff of this section should be cut drastically with
consequent savings. If a large volume of sound is required, this could be
obtained through electronic amplification, which has reached high levels of
reproductive quality.
Much effort was expanded playing 16th notes or semi-quavers. This seems an
excessive refinement, as most listeners are unable to distinguish such rapid
playing. It is recommended that all notes be rounded up to eighth. If this is done,
it would also be possible to use trainees and lower grade musicians with no loss
of quality.
No useful purpose would be appear to be served by repeating with horns the
same passage that has already been handled by the strings. If all such redundant
passages were eliminated, as a determined by the utilization review committee,
The Definitive List of Corporate Jargon
Blamestorming: Sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or a
project failed, and who was responsible.
Chainsaw Consultant: An outside expert brought in to reduce the employee
headcount, leaving the top brass with clean hands.
Cube Farm: An office filled with cubicles.
Ego Surfing: Scanning the Net, databases, print media, and so on, looking for
references to one's own name.
Elvis Year: The peak year of something's or someone's popularity. "Barney the
Dinosaur's Elvis year was 1993."
404: Someone who's clueless. "Don't bother asking him; he's 404." From the WWW
error message "404 Not Found", meaning the requested document couldn't be
located.
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Beepilepsy: The brief seizure people sometimes have when their beeper goes off
(especially in vibrator mode). Characterized by physical spasms, goofy facial
expressions, and interruption of speech in mid-sentence.
Idea Hamsters: People who always seem to have their idea generators running.
Keyboard Plaque: The disgusting buildup of dirt and crud found on computer
keyboards.
Chips and Salsa: Chips =3D hardware, salsa =3D software. "Well, first we gotta figure
out if the problem's in your chips or your salsa."
Mouse Potato: The online, wired generation's answer to the couch potato.
Crapplet: A badly written or profoundly useless Java applet. "I just wasted 30 minutes
downloading this stinkin' crapplet!"
Ohnosecond: That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just
made a big mistake.
Dancing Baloney: Little animated GIFs and other Web F/X that are useless and serve
simply to impress clients. "This page is kinda dull. Maybe a little dancing baloney will
help."
Perot: To quit unexpectedly, as in "My cellular phone just perot'ed."
Prairie Dogging: When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm, and
people's heads pop up over the walls to see what's going on.
Depotphobia: Fear associated with entering a Home Depot because of how much
money one might spend. Electronics geeks experience Shackophobia.
SITCOMs: What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them stops
working to stay home with the kids. Stands for Single Income, Two Children,
Oppressive Mortgage.
Flight Risk: Used to describe employees who are suspected of planning to leave a
company or department soon.
Squirt the Bird: To transmit a signal to a satellite.
Generica : Features of the American landscape that are exactly the same no matter
where one is. "We were so lost in generica, I actually forgot what city we were in."
Starter Marriage: A short-lived first marriage that ends in divorce with no kids, no
property, and no regrets.
A "Get-Out-Of-Debt" job: A well-paying job people take in order to pay off their debts,
one that they will quit as soon as they are solvent again.
Stress Puppy: A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out and whiny.
Irritainment; Entertainment and media spectacles that are annoying, but you find
yourself unable to stop watching them. The O.J. trials were a prime example.
Swiped Out: An ATM or credit card that has been rendered useless because the
magnetic strip is worn away from extensive use.
Midair Passenger Exchange: Grim air-traffic-controller-speak for a head-on collision.
Midair passenger exchanges are quickly followed by "aluminum rain."
Tourists: People who take training classes just to get a vacation from their jobs. "We
had three serious students in the class; the rest were just tourists."
Nyetscape: Nickname for AOL's less-than-full-featured Web browser.
Treeware: Hacker slang for documentation or other printed material.
PEBCAK: Tech support shorthand for "Problem Exists Between Chair and Keyboard."
(Techies are a frustrated, often arrogant lot. They've submitted numerous acronyms
and terms that poke fun at the clueless users who call them up with frighteningly
stupid questions. Another variation on the above is ID10T: "This guy has an ID-Ten-T
on his system.")
Xerox Subsidy: Euphemism for swiping free photocopies from one's workplace.
Going Postal: Euphemism for being totally stressed out, for losing it. (Makes
reference to the unfortunate track record of postal employees who have snapped and
gone on shooting rampages.)
Percussive Maintenance: The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device
to get it to work again.
Alpha Geek: The most knowledgeable, technically proficient person in an office or
work group. "Ask Larry, he's the alpha geek around here."
Seagull Manager: A manager who flies in, makes a lot of noise, shits over everything,
and then leaves.
Assmosis: The process by which some people seem to absorb success and
advancement by kissing up to the boss rather than working hard.
Square-headed Girlfriend: Another word for a computer. The victim of a squareheaded girlfriend is a "computer widow."
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Beach Chair Advice
A Jewish businessman was in a great deal of trouble. His business was failing, he
had put everything he had into the business, he owed everybody-- it was so bad he
was even contemplating suicide. As a last resort he went to a Rabbi and poured out
his story of tears and woe.
Telephone Number Salary: A salary (or project budget) that has seven digits.
Umfriend: A sexual relation of dubious standing. "This is uh..Dale, my...um...friend..."
Uninstalled: Euphemism for being fired. Heard on the voicemail of a vice president at
a downsizing computer firm: "You have reached the number of an uninstalled vice
president. Please dial our main number and ask the operator for assistance." See
also Decruitment.
When he had finished, the Rabbi said, "Here's what I want you to do: put a beach
chair and your Bible in your car and drive down to the beach. Take the beach chair
and the Bible to the water's edge, sit down in the beach chair, and put the Bible in
your lap. Open the Bible; the wind will rifle the pages, but finally the open Bible will
come to rest on a page. Look down at the page and read the first thing you see.
That will be your answer, that will tell you what to do."
Vulcan Nerve Pinch: The taxing hand position required to reach all of the appropriate
keys for certain commands. For instance, the warm re-boot for a Mac II computer
involves simultaneously pressing the Control key, the Command key, the Return key
and the Power On key.
A year later the businessman went back to the Rabbi and brought his wife and
children with him. The man was in a new custom-tailored suit, his wife in a mink coat,
the children shining. The businessman pulled an envelope stuffed with money out of
his pocket, gave it to the Rabbi as a donation in thanks for his advice.
Yuppie Food Stamps: The ubiquitous $20 bills spewed out of ATMs everywhere.
Often used when trying to split the bill after a meal: "We all owe $8 each, but all
anybody's got is yuppie food stamps."
The Rabbi recognized the benefactor, and was curious. "You did as I suggested?" he
asked.
Body Nazis: Hard-core exercise and weight-lifting fanatics who look down on anyone
who doesn't work out obsessively.
"Absolutely," replied the businessman.
(Mostly) True Stories
Some Boeing employees recently "liberated" a life raft from one of the 747s on the
company's production line. Later, they took it for a float on the Stilliguamish River.
Imagine their surprise when a Coast Guard helicopter "rescued" them after homing in
on the emergency locator beacon that activated when the raft was inflated. Not
surprisingly, they no longer work at Boeing.
"You went to the beach?"
Top Ten Things That Sound Dirty At The Office But Aren't:
10. I need to whip it out by 5.
9.
Mind if I use your laptop?
8.
Just stick it in my box.
7.
If I have to lick one more, I'll gag!
6.
I want it on my desk, NOW!
5.
HMMMMMMMM... I think it's out of fluid!
4.
My equipment is so old it takes forever to finish.
3.
It's an entry-level position.
2.
When do you think you'll be getting off today?
"You let the pages rifle until they stopped?"
"Absolutely."
"You sat in a beach chair with the Bible in your lap?"
"Absolutely."
"Absolutely."
"And what were the first words you saw?"
"Chapter 11."
Ways to Annoy Your Public Bathroom Stallmate
1. Stick your palm open under the stall wall and ask your neighbor, "May I borrow a
highlighter?"
2. Say "Uh oh, I knew I shouldn't put my lips on that."
3. Cheer and clap loudly every time somebody breaks the silence with a bodily
function noise.
4. Say, "Hmmm, I've never seen that color before."
5. Drop a marble and say, "Oh shit!! My glass eye!!"
And the number 1 thing that sounds dirty in the office but isn't:
1.
It's not fair...I do all the work while he just sits there!
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Say, "Damn, this water is cold."
Grunt and strain real loud for 30 seconds and then drop a cantaloupe into the
toilet bowl from a high place. Sigh relaxingly.
Say "Now how did that get there?"
Say "Humus. Reminds me of humus."
Fill up a large flask with Mountain Dew. Squirt it erratically under the stall walls of
your neighbors while yelling, "Whoa! Easy boy!!"
Say "Interesting...more sinkers than floaters"
Using a small squeeze tube, spread peanut butter on a wad of toilet paper and
drop under the stall wall of your neighbor. Then say, "Whoops, could you kick
that back over here, please?"
Say "C'mon Mr. Happy! Don't fall asleep on me!!”
Say "Boy, that sure looks like a maggot”
Say "Damn, I knew that drain hole was a little too small. Now what am I gonna
do?"
Play a well known drum cadence over and oven again on your butt cheeks
Before you unroll toilet paper, conspicuously lay down your "Cross-Dressers
Anonymous" newsletter on the floor visible to the adjacent stall.
Lower a small mirror underneath the stall wall and adjust it so you can see your
neighbor and say, "Peek-a-boo!"
Drop a D-cup bra on the floor under the stall wall and sing "Born Free"
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Riding A Dead Horse
Ancient wisdom says that when you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best
strategy is to dismount. However, in organizations we often try many other strategies,
including the following:
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Changing riders
Buying a stronger whip
Falling back on: "This is the way we've always ridden"
Appointing a committee to study the horse
Arranging a visit to other sites to see how they ride dead horses
Increasing the standards for riding dead horses
Appointing a group to revive the dead horse
Creating a training session to improve riding skills
Comparing the state of dead horses in today's environment
Changing the requirements so that the horse no longer meets the standard of
dead
Hiring an external consultant to show how a dead horse can be ridden
Harnessing several dead horses together to increase speed
Increasing funding to improve the horse's performance
Declaring that no horse is too dead to beat
Doing a study to see if outsourcing will reduce the cost of riding a dead horse
Buying a computer program to enhance dead horse performance
Declaring a dead horse less costly than a live one
Forming a workgroup to find uses for dead horses
Changing performance requirements for the horse
Promoting the dead horse to a supervisory position
For you, three hundred dollars is nothing more than half a month's rent or mortgage
payment. But to a pilot, three hundred dollars a day will almost replace his or her
salary.
CHAPTER 6: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
Engineers and Accountants
Three engineers and three accountants are traveling by train to a conference. At the
station, the three accountants each buy tickets and watch as the three engineers buy
only a single ticket. "How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks an
accountant. "Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
Three hundred dollars a day will enable a pilot to upgrade his or her home computer,
buy that new 100" television set, trade in the 6 month-old Lexus for a Ferrari, or enjoy
a dinner (with champagne) at The Mansion.
"HOW WILL I KNOW I'M HELPING?"
They all board the train. The accountants take their respective seats but all Three
engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them. Shortly after the
train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets.
Each month, you will receive a complete financial report on the crewmember that you
sponsor. Detailed information about his or her stocks, bonds, 401(k) plan, and realestate holdings will be mailed to your home. You will be able to watch your pilot's net
worth grow. You'll also get information on how they chose to invest their $1.2 million
lump sum they get upon their retirement.
He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket, please." The door opens just a
crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and
moves on.
"HOW WILL THEY KNOW I'M HELPING?"
The accountants saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So after the
conference, the accountants decide to copy the engineers on the return trip and save
some money.
Your pilot will be told that he or she has a SPECIAL FRIEND that just wants to help.
Although the pilot won't know your name, he or she will be able to make collect calls
to your home via a special operator in case they need more funds.
When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their
astonishment, the engineers buy no ticket at all.
I want to help! In the event of a strike by the APA, I would like to sponsor the
crewmember listed below. I would like to sponsor (circle your selection/s):
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed accountant.
"Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
___CAPTAIN
___AN ENTIRE FLIGHT CREW
___FIRST OFFICER
___NAVIGATOR
___767 CREW MEMBER
When they board the train the three accountants cram into a restroom and the three
engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterward, one of
the engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to the restroom where the
accountants are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "ticket please."
___F-100 CREWMEMBER
___A300 CREWMEMBER
___SUPER-80 CREWMEMBER
___727 CREWMEMBER
___MD-11 CREWMEMBER
___Please apply my donation to the crewmember most in need.
Please charge the account listed below $326.25 per day (or $350.29 for MD-11
crewmembers) for the duration of the strike. Please send me a picture of the crew
member I have sponsored, along with a set of "wings" and my very own "new" red
S.C.O.P.E. badge (while supplies last)
Help Feed American Airlines Pilots
It's just not right. Thousands of pilots in our very own country are living at or just
below the six-figure salary line. And if that wasn't bad enough, many of them may go
several weeks or months without a paycheck if they are forced by American Airlines
management to strike.
[_] MasterCard
[_] AAsset Card
But now you can help. For about three hundred dollars a day -- that's less than the
price of a 25" television set -- you can help keep a pilot economically viable during
their time of need.
[_] Visa
[_] Discover Card
[_] American Express
[_] Diner's Club
Account Number: ________________________________ Expiration: ___________
Date: _________________________
Three hundred dollars a day may not seem like a lot of money to you, but to a pilot, it
could mean the difference between a vacation fishing in Florida or a Mediterranean
cruise.
Signature: ______________________________________
Send completed forms to the ALPA. Or, enroll by phone: (97X)-988-3188
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area code 304. And I knew I had been shipped off to the front when I was asked,
"When an airplane comes in, does that mean it's arriving or departing?"
Note: Sponsors agree not to contact the crew member sponsored or their families in
person or by other means including, but not limited to, phone calls, letters, email, or
third parties. Contributions made are not tax deductible. In the event of no strike
action taken, sponsors agree to a one-time administration charge of $500.00 to cover
administration costs of this program.
I remembered the strict training we had received -- four weeks of regimented classes
on airline codes, computer technology, and telephone behavior -- and it allowed for
no means of retaliation. "Troops," we were told, "it's real hell out there and ya got no
defense. You're going to hear things so silly you can't even make 'em up. You'll try to
explain things to your friends that you don't even believe yourself, and just when you
think you've heard it all, someone will ask if they can get a free round-trip ticket to
Europe by reciting 'Mary Had a Little Lamb.'"
Tech Support
Reservations of an Airline Agent (After Surviving 130,000 Calls from the Traveling
Public) by Jonathan Lee -- The Washington Post
Well, Sarge was right. It wasn't long before I suffered a direct hit from a woman who
wanted to fly to Hippopotamus, NY. After I assured her that there was no such city,
she became irate and said it was a big city with a big airport. I asked if Hippopotamus
was near Albany or Syracuse. It wasn't. Then I asked if it was near Buffalo. "Buffalo!"
she said. "I knew it was a big animal!"
I work in a central reservation office of an airline. After more than 130,000
conversations -- all ending with "Have a nice day and thanks for calling" -- I think it's
fair to say that I'm a survivor.
I've made it through all the calls from adults who didn't know the difference between
a.m. and p.m., from mothers of military recruits who didn't trust their little soldiers to
get it right, from the woman who called to get advice on how to handle her teenage
daughter, from the man who wanted to ride inside the kennel with his dog so he
wouldn't have to pay for a seat, from the woman who wanted to know why she had to
change clothes on our flight between Chicago and Washington (she was told she'd
have to make a change between the two cities) and from the man who asked if I'd like
to discuss the existential humanism that emanates from the soul of Habeeb.
Then I crawled out of my bunker long enough to be confronted by a man who tried to
catch our flight in Maconga. I told him I'd never heard of Maconga and we certainly
didn't fly to it. But he insisted we did and to prove it he showed me his ticket: Macon,
GA.
I've done nothing during my conversational confrontations to indicate that I couldn't
understand English. But, after quoting the round-trip fare the passenger just asked
for, he'll always ask: "...Is that round trip?" After quoting the one-way fare the
passenger just asked for, he'll always, always ask: "...Is that one-way?" I never
understood why they always question if what I just gave them is what they just asked
for. Then I realized it was part of the hell Sarge told us about.
In five years, I've received more than a boot camp education regarding the
astonishing lack of awareness of our American citizenry. This lack of awareness
encompasses every region of the country, economic status, ethnic background, and
level of education. My battles have included everything from a man not knowing how
to spell the name of the town he was from, to
another not recognizing the name "Iowa" as being a state, to another who thought he
had to apply for a foreign passport to fly to West Virginia.
But I've survived to direct the lost, correct the wrong, comfort the wary, teach U.S.
geography and give tutoring in the spelling and pronunciation of American cities. I
have been told things like: "I can't go stand-by for your flight because I'm in a
wheelchair." I've been asked such questions as: "I have a connecting flight to
Knoxville. Does that mean the plane sticks to something?" And once a man wanted
to go to Illinois. When I asked what city he wanted to go to in Illinois, he said,
"Cleveland, Ohio."
They are the enemy, and they are everywhere.
In the history of the world there has never been as much communication and new
things to learn as today. Yet, after I asked a woman from New York what city she
wanted to go to in Arizona, she asked, "Oh... is it a big place?"
After 130,000 little wars of varying degrees, I'm a wise old veteran of the
communication conflict and can anticipate with accuracy what the next move by
"them" will be.
I talked to a woman in Denver who had never heard of Cincinnati, a man in
Minneapolis who didn't know there was more than one city in the South ("wherever
the South is?"), a woman in Nashville who asked, "Instead of paying for the ticket, can
I just donate the money to the National Cancer Society?" and a man in Dallas who
tried to pay for his ticket by sticking quarters in the pay phone he was calling from.
You Might Be A Redneck Pilot If...
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I knew a full invasion was on the way when, shortly after signing on, a man asked if
we flew to exit 35 on the New Jersey Turnpike. Then a woman asked if we flew to
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Just Before Impact You are Heard Saying "Hey Y'all, Watch This"
You Constantly Confuse Beechcraft with Beechnut
You Wouldn't be Caught Dead Driving a "Grumman Yankee"
You Have a Black Airplane With a Big # 3 on the Side
You use a Purina Bag as a Windsock
You Refer to Flying in Formation as "We Got Ourselves a Convoy Here"
If you have a "Powered by Coors" decal on the cowl
If you have sports team gimme caps lined up on the glare shield
If you stick a tennis ball on your transponder antenna
If you put the little Playboy bunny emblems on your wheel pants
If you call wheel pants "fender skirts."
You think three bags from Piggly Wiggly is a matched set of luggage
You have ever used sheetrock as part of an aircraft repair or modification
If you have your N number tattooed across your arm
If you have a gun rack mounted on the aft bulkhead
You have a spittoon in place of an ashtray
Fuzzy dice hanging from the compass
Fur lined instrument overlay
Confederate flag as a headliner
You buy a Grumman because it is the only means of out running the infernal
revenuers
You think sectional charts should show trailer parks
You keep getting your toothpick caught in the microphone
You have mud flaps and curb feelers on your wheel pants
You constantly confuse Beechcraft with Beechnut
You've just taxied around the airport drinking a beer
There's a sign on the side of your aircraft advertising a septic tank service
You call the tower by saying "Hey tawer, ya'll got yer ears on?"
If your annuyal consists of "Heck, flew it last week!"
If you have a beer can crusher on the dash (with 337)
If your seriously trying to figure out how to attach a satellite dish to your plane
If you spare parts are treated as lawn sculptures
If you can land in your front/back/side yard by avoiding the cars
If you plane is endorsed by your paint company (Krylon)
It takes an entire dumpster to clean out your plane
You throw a party in your hangar and the punch bowl flushes
You have ever committed a crime with a rivet gun
You in flight movie is "Walking Tall"
If you keep Vienna Sausage in your plane for emergency rations
If you have ever used a beer can for aircraft repair
If your canopy cover is a feed sack
If your flight suit consists of bell-bottomed pants
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If there is more Aeroshell in your baseball cap than in your plane
If when paying for beer, spare plane parts fall out of your pockets
If you ever made love on top of your hangar
If you've ever wished Aircraft Spruce made teeth
You refer to any female ATC controller on the air as "LIL' DARLIN'"
You answer any radio communication with: "That's a big 10-4!"
You have exhaust stains on the right side of your plane and chaw tobacco stains
on the left
There are parts on your plane with the name John Deere on them
You haven't landed on an airport in many years
You think 100 feet AGL is high altitude flying
You figure in the weight of a case of Bud on your permanent weight and balance
records
You always carry extra Redman or Skoal for your cross country flying
Part of your walk-around inspection is taking the wheat out of the landing gear
You figure the mud and manure on your plane as part of its empty weight
You have at least 1 and 1/2 rolls of duct tape holding your plane together
You siphon gas out of your tractor for your plane
You use your parachute to cover your plane
You've had a horse eat part of your plane
You've ground looped to avoid hitting a cow
You carry 20 years old Rand-McNally maps for your X-countries
You make at least two low passes over every field to clear the sheep prior to
landing
You make regular low passes over your girlfriend's trailer
You've landed on the main street of your town for coffee
You think FAA means Federal Agriculture Association
When you call the tower, you begin "breaker, breaker, c'mon!"
To All Men Traveling the Airways
The Gentleman had a serious problem. He had made several attempts to get into the
men's restroom, but found it to be occupied. The stewardess noticed that he was
walking funny, taking small steps, and with a look of pain and anxiety on his face.
"Sir", she said; "The ladies restroom is unoccupied. You may use it if you promise not
to touch any of the buttons on the wall."
He was about to pop, and would have promised anything, so he agreed to her terms.
The relief was pure joy, and as he sat there, savoring the feeling, he noticed the
buttons he had promised not to touch. Three white buttons were identified by the
letters:
"WW", "WA", and "PP", and there was one red button labeled "ATR."
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cabin pressure, oxygen masks will descend from the ceiling. Stop screaming, grab
the mask, and pull it over your face. If you have a small child travelling with you,
secure your mask before assisting with theirs. If you are travelling with two small
children, decide now which you love more. Weather at our destination is 50 degrees
with some broken clouds, but they'll try to have them fixed before we arrive. Thank
you, and remember, nobody loves you, or your money, more than Southwest
Airlines."
Who would really know if he touched them? He couldn't just sit there and resist a
challenge like this, so he pushed the "WW" button.
Warm Water was sprayed gently upon his bottom. Such a nice feeling came over
him. The Men's restroom didn't have nice things like this.
Anticipating even greater pleasure, he pressed the "WA" button.
United Airlines PA: "Ladies and Gentlemen, as you are all now painfully aware, our
Captain has landed in Seattle. From all of us at United Airlines we'd like to thank you
for flying with us today and please be very careful as you open the overhead bins as
you may be killed by falling luggage that shifted during our so called "touch down."
Warm Air replaced the warm water, wafted and swirled about, gently drying his
underside. He knew what he was going to do when the warm air stopped, and
without hesitation, he pressed the "PP" button.
A large Powder Puff caressed his bottom, adding a fragrant scent of spring flowers to
his unbelievable pleasure. The ladies room was far more than a restroom; it was a
place of tender loving pleasure!
About 5 or 6 years ago I was on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas on a
particularly windy and bumpy day. I could tell during final that the Captain was really
having to fight it, and after an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant came on
the PA and announces, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain
in your seats with your seatbelt fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our
airplane to the gate!"
He could hardly wait for the powder puff to quit. When it did, he pushed what he
knew was going to be the ultimate joy!
He knew he was in the hospital as soon as he opened his eyes. A nurse was staring
down at him with a smirk on her face...
Southwest's Timely Schedules
A mother and her son were flying "Southwest Airlines" from Kansas to Chicago.
"What happened?! How did I get here?! The last thing I remember, I was in the
ladies restroom on a flight to Atlanta!!!"
The son (who had been looking out the window) turned to his mother and said, "If big
dogs have baby dogs and big cats have baby cats, why don't big planes have baby
planes?"
"You pushed one too many buttons", replied the nurse, as her smirk expanded to a
grin. "That last button marked ‘ATR’ is an Automatic Tampax Remover. Your penis
is under your pillow."
The mother (who couldn't think of an answer) told her son to ask the stewardess.
So the boy asked the stewardess, "If big dogs have baby dogs and big cats have
baby cats, why don't big planes have baby planes?"
Airplane Anecdotes
Upon landing hard, the pilot gets on the PA system, "Sorry folks for the hard landing.
It wasn't the pilot's fault, and it wasn't the plane's fault. It was the asphalt."
The stewardess asked the boy: "Did your mother tell you to ask me?"
An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the
runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at
the door while the passengers exited, give a smile, and a "Thanks for flying XYZ
airline." He said that in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the
passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally
everyone had gotten off except for this little old lady walking with a cane. She said,
"Sonny, mind if I ask you a question?" "Why no Ma'am, what is it?" "Did we land or
were we shot down?"
The boy replied that she had.
"Welcome aboard Southwest Flight XXX, to YYY. To operate your seatbelt, insert the
metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight.
It works just like every other seatbelt, and if you don't know how to operate one, you
probably shouldn't be out in public unsupervised. In the event of a sudden loss of
"There may be 50 ways to leave your lover, but there are only 4 ways out of this
airplane..."
So the stewardess said: "Tell your mother that Southwest always pulls out on time."
More Airline Stories
"As we prepare for takeoff, please make sure your tray tables and seat backs are fully
upright in their most uncomfortable position."
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"Your seat cushions can be used for floatation, and in the event of an emergency
water landing, please take them with our compliments."
gets spatial disorientation (vertigo) once visual contact with the horizon is lost and
then allows the aircraft to enter a graveyard spiral.
"We do feature a smoking section on this flight. If you wish to smoke, contact a
member of the flight crew and we will escort you to the wing of the airplane."
178 Seconds to Live
How long can a pilot who has little or no instrument training expect to live after he flies
into bad weather and loses visual contact? Researchers at the University of Illinois
did some tests and came up with some very interesting data. Twenty student "guinea
pigs" flew into simulated instrument weather, and all went into graveyard spirals or
rollercoasters. The outcome differed in only one respect - the time required until
control was lost. The interval ranged from 480 seconds to 20 seconds. The average
time was 178 seconds -- two seconds short of three minutes.
"Smoking in the lavatories is prohibited. Any person caught smoking in the lavatories
will be asked to leave the plane immediately."
(Southwest Airlines): "Good morning. As we leave Dallas, it's warm, the sun is
shining, and the birds are singing. We are going to Charlotte, where it's dark, windy
and raining. Why in the world y'all wanna go there I really don't know."
Here's the fatal scenario...
The sky is overcast and the visibility is poor. That reported five-mile visibility looks
more like two miles, and you can't judge the height of the overcast. Your altimeter
tells you that you are at 1500 feet but your map tells you that there's local terrain as
high as 1200 feet. There might be a tower nearby because you're not sure how far off
course you are. But you've flown into worse weather than this, so press on.
Pilot - "Folks, we have reached our cruising altitude now, so I am going to switch the
seat belt sign off. Feel free to move about as you wish, but please stay inside the
plane till we land... it's a bit cold outside, and if you walk on the wings, it affects the
flight pattern."
And, after landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you
enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
You find yourself unconsciously easing back just a bit on the controls to clear those
towers. With no warning, you're in the soup. You peer so hard into the milky white
mist that your eyes hurt. You fight the feeling in your stomach. You try to swallow,
only to find your mouth dry. Now you realize you should have waited for better
weather. The appointment was important, but not all that important. Somewhere a
voice is saying, "You've had it -- it's all over!"
As we waited just off the runway for another airliner to cross in front of us, some of
the passengers were beginning to retrieve luggage from the overhead bins. The head
steward announced on the intercom, "This aircraft is equipped with a video
surveillance system that monitors the cabin during taxiing. Any passengers not
remaining in their seats until the aircraft comes to a full and complete stop at the gate
will be strip-searched as they leave the aircraft."
You now have 178 seconds to live.
As the plane landed and was coming to a stop at Washington National, a lone voice
comes over the loudspeaker: "Whoa, big fella... WHOA..."
Your aircraft feels on even keel but your compass turns slowly. You push a little
rudder and add a little pressure on the controls to stop the turn but this feels unnatural
and you return the controls to their original position. This feels better but now your
compass is turning a little faster and your airspeed is increasing slightly. You scan
your instruments for help but what you see looks somewhat unfamiliar. You're sure
that this is just a bad spot.
Here are a few heard from Northwest:
"Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area.
Please place the bag over your own mouth and nose before assisting children or
adults acting like children."
You'll break out in a few minutes. (But you don't have a few minutes left...)
"As you exit the plane, please make sure to gather all of your belongings. Anything
left behind will be distributed evenly among the flight attendants. Please do not leave
children or spouses."
You now have 100 seconds to live.
You glance at your altimeter and you are shocked to see it unwinding. You're already
down to 1200 feet. Instinctively, you pull back on the controls but the altimeter still
unwinds. The engine is into the red and the airspeed, nearly so.
And from the pilot during his welcome message: "We are pleased to have some of
the best flight attendants in the industry...
Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"
You have 45 seconds to live.
Now you're sweating and shaking. There must be something wrong with the controls;
pulling back only moves the airspeed indicator further into the red. You can hear the
wind tearing at the aircraft.
VFR into IFR…
In case you are wondering how JFK Jr. could have crashed, here's the article FAA
distributed many years ago about what happens when a non-instrument rated pilot
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turned right on "Delta." Stop right there. I know it's difficult to tell the difference
between C's and D's but get it right."
You are about to meet your Maker; you have 10 seconds to live.
Suddenly you see the ground. The trees rush up at you. You can see the horizon if
you turn your head far enough but it's at a weird angle -- you're almost inverted. You
open your mouth to scream but...
...You just ran out of seconds.
Continuing her lashing to the embarrassed crew, she was now shouting hysterically,
"God, you've screwed everything up; it'll take forever to sort this out. You stay right
there and don't move until I tell you to. You can expect progressive taxi instructions
in about a half-hour and I want you to go exactly where I tell you, when I tell you, and
how I tell you. You got that, US Air 2771??"
Think about it before you press on into marginal weather.
The humbled crew responded: "Yes Ma'am."
Naturally, the "ground control" frequency went terribly silent after the verbal bashing
of US Air Flight 2771. No one wanted to engage the irate ground controller in her
current state. Tension in every cockpit was running high.
More Airline Stories
An employee of an Australian airline, whose name was Charles Gaye, decided to fly
from Sydney to Perth using the concession which airline employees for so many free
flights a year with their own airline. When he went to his seat, he found another man
sitting in it. Being almost the last on, he could see several other empty seats nearby
and went and sat in one of them rather than make a fuss.
Shortly after the controller finished her admonishment of the U.S. Air crew, an
unknown male pilot broke the silence and asked, "Wasn't I married to you once?"
Before takeoff the pilot announced that another flight had been cancelled so a
number of additional passengers would be joining the flight. When this happens and
the total number of seats is less than the total number of passengers, the employees
getting free flights are 'bumped', that is told they must get off the plane and catch a
later one.
The controller who was working a busy pattern told the 727 on the downwind
approach leg to make a three-sixty turn for spacing.
A stewardess came along the aisle with a clipboard and went to the man who had
taken Mr. Gaye's seat and said to him "Are you Gaye?" The man blushed and looked
uncomfortable and after some hesitation said "Well yes I am actually." The
stewardess said, "Well, I must ask you to leave the plane."
Without missing a beat the controller replied, "Roger, give me four thousand dollars
worth!"
The pilot of the 727 complained, "Do you know it costs us two thousand dollars to
make a three-sixty in this airplane?"
A DC-10 had a very long roll out after landing because his approach speed was just a
little too high.
Realizing that the man had thought the question was "Are you homosexual?" Mr.
Gaye intervened but was told abruptly to mind his own business and that what she
was doing was strictly in accordance with company policy. "But I'm Gaye," he
protested. By now all the passengers were listening and of course were under
impression that both Mr. Gaye and the hapless man in his seat were homosexual.
Suddenly another man leapt up shouting "I'm gay too, and I'm not budging, so you'll
have to throw the three of us off the plane forcibly, and afterwards we'll take it all the
way to the highest court in the land."
San Jose Tower: "If able, American 751 heavy, turn right at runway end. If not able,
take the Guadeloupe exit off of Highway 101 and make a right at the lights to return to
the airport."
It was a really nice day, right about dusk and a small Piper Malibu was being vectored
(turned or positioned) into a long line of large airliners in order to land at Kansas City
International Airport.
The plane eventually left a little late.
KC Approach: "Malibu three-two-Charlie, you're following a 727, one o'clock and
three miles."
Controller Funnies..
During taxi to the runway, the crew of a US Air departure flight to Ft. Lauderdale,
made a wrong turn and came nose to nose with a United 727.
Three-two-Charlie: "We've got him. We'll follow him."
The irate ground controller (a female) lashed out at the US Air crew screaming, "US
Air 2771, where are you going? I told you to turn right on "Charlie" taxi way; you
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KC Approach: "Delta 105, your traffic to follow is a Malibu, eleven o'clock and three
miles. Do you have that traffic?"
Ground Control (with some arrogant impatience): "Speedbird 206, have you never
flown to Frankfurt before?!?"
Delta 105 (long pause and then in a thick southern drawl): "Well... I've got something
down there. Can't quite tell if it's a Malibu or a Chevelle, though."
Speedbird 206 (cooly): "Yes, I have, in 1944. In another type of Boeing. I didn't stop."
Unknown Aircraft: "I'm f...ing bored!"
Pan Am 727 Flight Engineer waiting for start clearance in Munich, Germany. He was
listening to the radio and overheard this conversation:
Air Traffic Control: "Last aircraft transmitting, identify yourself immediately!!"
Lufthansa pilot: (In German) "Ground, what is our start clearance time?"
Unknown Aircraft: "I said I was f...ing bored, not f...ing stupid!"
Ground Controller: (In English) "If you want an answer you must speak English."
Lufthansa pilot: (In English) "I am a German, flying a German airplane, in Germany.
Why must I speak English?"
Tower: "Eastern 702, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on 124.7."
Eastern 702: "Tower, Eastern 702 switching to Departure ... by the way, after we lifted
off, we saw some kind of dead animal on the far end of the runway."
From another pilot listening in on the frequency with a beautiful English accent before
the ground controller could answer: "Because you lost the bloody war!"
Tower: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff, contact Departure on 124.7; did you
copy the report from Eastern?"
Continental 635: "Continental 635, cleared for takeoff roger; and yes, we copied
Eastern and we've already notified our caterers."
Rules Of The Air
1. Every takeoff is optional. Every landing is mandatory.
2.
If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back,
they get smaller. That is, unless you keep pulling the stick all the way back, then
they get bigger again.
3.
Flying isn't dangerous. Crashing is what's dangerous.
O'Hare Approach Control: "United 329 Heavy, your traffic is a Fokker, one o'clock, 3
miles, eastbound."
United 329: "Approach, I've always wanted to say this... I've got that Fokker in sight."
4.
The German air controllers at Frankfurt Airport are a short-tempered lot. They not
only expect one to know one's gate parking location but how to get there without any
assistance from them. So it was with some amusement that we (a Pan Am 747)
listened to the following exchange between Frankfurt ground control and a British
Airways 747 (call sign "Speedbird 206") after landing:
It's always better to be down here wishing you were up there than up there
wishing you were down here.
5.
The ONLY time you have too much fuel is when you're on fire.
6.
The propeller is just a big fan in front of the plane used to keep the pilot cool.
When it stops, you can actually watch the pilot start sweating.
Speedbird 206: "Top of the morning Frankfurt, Speedbird 206 clear of the active
runway."
7.
When in doubt, hold on to your altitude. No one has ever collided with the sky.
Ground Control: "Guten morgen! You will taxi to your gate!"
8.
A 'good' landing is one from which you can walk away. A 'great' landing is one
after which they can use the plane again.
9.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all of
them yourself.
The big British Airways 747 pulled onto the main taxiway and slowed to a stop.
Ground Control: "Speedbird, do you not know where you are going?"
10. You know you've landed with the wheels up if it takes full power to taxi to the
ramp.
Speedbird 206: "Stand by a moment ground, I'm looking up our gate location now."
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Airplanes don't object to a preflight inspection.
Airplanes operate inverted.
11. The probability of survival is inversely proportional to the angle of arrival. Large
angle of arrival, small probability of survival and vice versa.
12. Never let an aircraft take you somewhere your brain didn't get to five minutes
earlier.
13. Stay out of clouds. The silver lining everyone keeps talking about might be
another airplane going in the opposite direction. Reliable sources also report that
mountains have been known to hide out in clouds.
14. Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of
takeoffs you've made.
15. There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately no one
knows what they are.
Airplanes
Airplanes
Airplanes
Airplanes
Airplanes
come with manuals to explain their operation.
have strict weight and balance limits.
can be flown any time of the month.
don't come with in-laws.
don't care about how many other airplanes you have flown before.
Airplanes
Airplanes
Airplanes
Airplanes
Airplanes
and pilots both arrive at the same time.
don't complain if you hose them down.
don't mind if you like to look at other airplanes.
can get high without throwing up.
expect to be tied down.
Airplanes don't comment on your piloting skills.
Airplanes don't whine unless something is really wrong.
16. You start with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill
the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
However, when airplanes go quiet, just like a woman, it's a bad thing.
17. Helicopters can't fly; they're just so ugly the earth repels them.
Airline Classic
An award should go to the United Airlines gate agent in Denver for being smart and
funny, and making her point, when confronted with a passenger who probably
deserved to fly as cargo. This is a TRUE story...
18. If all you can see out of the window is ground that's going round and round and
all you can hear is commotion coming from the passenger compartment, things
are not at all as they should be.
19. In the ongoing battle between objects made of aluminum going hundreds of miles
per hour and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose.
A crowded United flight was canceled. A single agent was rebooking a line of
inconvenienced travelers. Suddenly an angry passenger pushed his way up to the
desk. He slapped his ticket down on the counter and said, "I have to be on this flight,
and it has to be FIRST CLASS!" The agent replied, "I'm sorry sir. I'll be happy to try
to help you, but I've got to help these folks first, and I'm sure we'll be able to work
something out."
20. Good judgment comes from experience. Unfortunately, the experience usually
comes from bad judgment.
21. It's always a good idea to keep the pointy end going forward as much as
possible.
The passenger was unimpressed. He asked loudly, so that the passengers behind
him could hear, "Do you have any idea who I am?" Without even hesitating, the gate
agent smiled and grabbed her public address microphone.
22. Keep looking around. There's always something you've missed.
23. Remember, gravity is not just a good idea. It's the law. And it's not subject to
repeal.
"May I have your attention please?" she began saying, her voice bellowing throughout
the terminal. "We have a passenger here at the gate, WHO DOES NOT KNOW
WHO HE IS. If anyone can help him find his identity, please come to the gate, it
would be most helpful...!"
24. The three most useless things to a pilot are the altitude above you, runway
behind you, and a tenth of a second ago.
With the folks behind him in line laughing hysterically, the man glared at the United
Airlines agent, gritted his teeth and said, "F**K YOU!"
Airplanes Versus Women
Airplanes can kill you quickly; a woman takes her time.
Airplanes can be turned on by a flick of a switch.
Airplanes don't get mad if you 'touch and go.'
Without flinching, she smiled and said sweetly, "I'm sorry, sir, but you'll have stand in
line for that, too!"
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Bud says, "No, that jet fuel is great stuff - no hangover, nothing. We ought to do this
more often."
Cruise Questions
The folks at Celebrity Cruises insist that passengers actually have asked all of these
questions:
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"Yeah, well there's just one thing..."
"What's that?"
Does the elevator go to the front of the ship?
Why does the ship rock only when we are at sea?
Does the ship generate it’s own electricity?
Will I get wet if I go snorkeling?
What do you do with the ice carvings after they melt?
Does the crew sleep on board?
Is there water all around the island?
What time is the midnight buffet?
Will trapshooting be held outside?
How will we know which photos are ours?
"Have you farted yet?"
"No..."
"Well, DON'T, 'cause I'm in PHOENIX!”
Dumb and Dumber…
Two guys fly to Alaska to go hunting. Their bush pilot lands on a remote lake and
ferries them to shore. The pilot lays out the schedule for the return flight and adds it
will be necessary to keep trophies to a minimum due to weight restrictions.
Air Disaster In Poland!
DATELINE: DECEMBER 10, 1998
The hunters have a fabulous time. Game is plentiful. A caribou herd migrates within a
hundred yards of their camp. Kodiak brown bears prowl for salmon in the creeks
feeding the lake. Bald eagles and osprey put on aerial displays while fishing for the
trout and grayling that abound in the lake.
Poland's Worst Air Disaster occurred today when a small two-seater Cessna 152
plane crashed into a cemetery early this afternoon in central Poland. Polish search
and rescue workers have recovered 326 bodies so far and expect that number to
climb as digging continues into the evening.
But these guys are selective. Except for some small game and a few fish taken for
food they leave most of the wildlife alone. They have come to hunt the elusive moose.
Airplane Mechanics
Bud and Jim were a couple of drinking buddies who worked as airplane mechanics in
Atlanta. One day the airport was fogged in and they were stuck in the hangar with
nothing to do.
Two weeks pass and the bush pilot returns. He finds his sports exhausted, bearded,
smelly and brimming with pride. Next to their neatly packed gear lie two male moose
with spectacular racks. The pilot quickly sizes up the situation and immediately
objects to taking the moose on board... The racks, OK... Two whole moose heads
with racks, maybe. Depends on the weight. But two full grown moose? NO WAY! Not
in a million years!
Bud said, "Man, I wish we had something to drink!"
Jim says, "Me too. Y'know, I've heard you can drink jet fuel and get a buzz. You
wanna try it?"
A bitter argument ensues. The hunters question the manhood of the pilot then
threaten not to pay the balance of their fee. They threaten to sue. The pilot doesn't
budge. Then one of the guys asks "Hey, isn't that a Cessna 606 Bush Master?" Yes,
replies the pilot. "Well, that's the same plane our pilot had last year and he loaded up
two moose without question." The thought of being out maneuvered by a colleague
struck a competitive chord in the reluctant pilot and he instructed the guys to give him
a hand while he made room for the moose.
So they pour themselves a couple of glasses of high-octane hooch and get
completely smashed. The next morning Bud wakes up and is surprised at how good
he feels. In fact he feels GREAT! NO hangover! NO bad side effects. Nothing!
Then the phone rings. It's Jim.
Jim says, "Hey, how do you feel this morning?"
Ten minutes later the plane is skimming across the lake. The engine emits a high
pitched groan as it struggles to take off. The plane manages to clear the tree line but
just barely. Within seconds the pilot is fighting to maintain minimum air speed and is
loosing altitude. There is a horrible crashing through pines. Pieces of plane, people
and luggage are scattered all over the great north woods.
Bud says, "I feel great. How about you?"
Jim says, "I feel great, too. You don't have a hangover?"
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One of the hunters comes to the sound of his name being called. "Frraaank! Are you
OK?" He cautiously checks himself out, noting blood from numerous scrapes and
painful bruises. He musters himself bravely, "Yeah, I'm Alright."
"How 'bout you?"
"Coming up on the right side of our cabin, you can see Meteor Crater. A major tourist
attraction in northern Arizona, it was formed when a lump of nickel and iron weighing
300,000 tons, 150 feet across, struck the earth at 40,000 miles an hour, scattering
white-hot debris for miles in every direction. The hole measures nearly a mile across
and is 570 feet deep."
"A little banged up", came the strained reply. Then silence for a moment, broken by
the question:
From the cabin, a passenger was heard to exclaim:
highway!"
"Wow! It just missed the
"Do you know where we are?"
Don’t Lose Your Passport
In 1988, Iranian Merhan Nasseri, then 46, landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport near
Paris after being denied entry into England because his passport, and United Nations
refugee certificate, had been stolen. French authorities would not let him leave the
airport, and there he has been ever since, in Terminal One, luggage at his side,
reading, writing in his diary, studying economics, receiving food and newspapers from
airport employees. Charles de Gaulle spokeswoman Danielle Yzerman said, of
Nasseri, "An airport is kind of a place between heaven and earth; he has found a
home here."
"Yeah... I'd say not more 'an a half mile from where we crashed last year."
Craters
A Delta Airlines jet was traversing Arizona on a clear day. The copilot was
bombarding passengers with remarks about landmarks over the PA system.
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makes them tick." The genie considered this for a couple of minutes and said, "So,
do you want two lanes or four?"
CHAPTER 7: Men and Women
Thirty Cruel Things to Say to A Naked Man
1. I’ve smoked fatter joints than that!
2. Ahhhh, it's cute.
3. Why don't we just cuddle?
4. You know they have surgery to fix that.
5. Make it dance.
6. Can I paint a smiley face on it?
7. Wow… And your feet are so big.
8. It's OK, we'll work around it.
9. Will it squeak if I squeeze it?
10. Oh no! A flash headache.
11. (giggle and point)
12. Can I be honest with you?
13. How sweet, you brought incense.
14. This explains your car.
15. Maybe if we water it, it'll grow.
16. Why is God punishing me?
17. At least this won't take long.
18. I never saw one like that before.
19. But it still works, right?
20. It looks so unused.
21. Maybe it looks better in natural light.
22. Why don't we skip right to the cigarettes?
23. Are you cold?
24. If you get me real drunk first.
25. Is that an optical illusion?
26. What is that?
27. It's a good thing you have so many other talents.
28. Does it come with an air pump?
29. So this is why you're supposed to judge people on personality.
30. I guess this makes me the early bird.
The Frog
Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess
happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an
unpolluted pond in a verdant meadow near her castle.
The frog hopped into the Princess' lap and said: "Elegant Lady, I was once a
handsome Prince, until an evil witch cast a spell upon me. One kiss from you,
however, and I will turn back into the dapper, young Prince that I am and then, my
sweet, we can marry and setup housekeeping in yon castle with my Mother, where
you can prepare my meals, clean my clothes, bear my children, and forever feel
grateful and happy doing so."
That night, on a repast of lightly sautéed frogs legs seasoned in a white wine and
onion cream sauce, she chuckled to herself and thought: I don't f*^*ing think so!
Cinderella
Cinderella is now 75 years old. After a fulfilling life with the now dead Prince, she
happily sits upon her rocking chair, watching the world go by from her front porch,
with a cat named Bob for companionship.
One sunny afternoon, out of nowhere, appeared the Fairy Godmother. Cinderella
said "Fairy Godmother, what are you doing here after all these years?"
The Fairy godmother replied, "Cinderella, you have lived an exemplary life since I last
saw you. Is there anything for which your heart still yearns?
You may have three wishes."
Cinderella was taken aback, overjoyed, and after some thoughtful consideration, and
almost under her breath she uttered her first wish:
"I wish I were wealthy beyond comprehension."
Genie in a Bottle
A man is walking down a beach, and accidentally kicks a bottle out of the sand. He
opens the bottle, and a genie appears. The genie said, "I am so grateful to get out of
that bottle that I will grant you one wish. I can only grant one." The man thought for a
while and finally said, "I have always wanted to go to Hawaii. I've never been able to
go because airplanes are much too frightening for me and boats make me seasick.
So I wish for a road to be built from here to Hawaii." The genie thought for a few
minutes and said, "No, I can't do it. Imagine all the work involved all the piling to hold
up the highway and all the pavement. Ask for something else." "Well," the man said.
"I would like to be able to understand women. What makes them laugh and cry, why
are they temperamental, why are they so difficult to get along with. Basically, what
Instantly, her rocking chair was turned into solid gold. Cinderella was stunned. Bob,
her old, faithful cat, jumped off her lap and scampered to the edge of the porch,
quivering with fear.
Cinderella said, "Oh thank you, Fairy Godmother."
The Fairy Godmother replied "It is the least I can do. What does your heart want for
your second wish?"
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Cinderella looked down at her frail body and said: "I wish I were young and full of the
beauty of youth again." At once, her wishes became reality and her beautiful youthful
visage returned.
Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street bald and still
think they are beautiful.
Cinderella felt stirrings inside her that had been dormant for years. A long forgotten
vigor and vitality began to course through her.
Bitter Women Say the Cutest Things
Men are like coolers - Load them up with beer and you can take them anywhere.
Then the Fairy Godmother again spoke "You have one more wish, what shall you
have?"
Men are like plungers - They spend most of their lives in a hardware store or in the
bathroom.
Cinderella looks over to the frightened cat in the corner and says, “I wish for you to
transform Bob, my old cat, into a kind and handsome young man."
Men are like chocolate bars - sweet, smooth, and they usually head straight for your
hips.
Magically, Bob suddenly underwent so fundamental a change in his biological makeup, that when complete he stood before her, a man, so beautiful the likes of which
neither she nor the world had ever seen, so fair indeed that birds began to fall from
the sky at his feet.
Men are like coffee - The best ones are rich, warm and can keep you going all night
long.
The Fairy Godmother again spoke, "Congratulations, Cinderella. Enjoy your new life.
And, with a blazing shock of bright blue electricity, she was gone.
Men are like horoscopes - They always tell you what to do and usually they are
wrong.
For a few eerie moments, Bob and Cinderella looked into each other’s eyes.
Cinderella sat, breathless, gazing at the most stunningly perfect man she had ever
seen. Then Bob walked over to Cinderella, who sat transfixed in her rocking chair,
and held her close in his young muscular arms. He leaned in close blowing her
golden hair with his warm breath as he whispered,
Why is it hard for women to find men who are sensitive, caring, and good looking?
Because those men already have boyfriends.
"Bet you're sorry you neutered me now."
Stupid Questions
Here are answers to five of the toughest questions women ask men. There are five
things that women should ever, ever ask a guy, according to an article in last April's
issue of Sassy magazine.
Men are like computers - Hard to figure out and never enough memory.
Why can't men get mad cow disease? Because they are all pigs.
Bitter Men Say the Cutest Things
I married Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was “Always.”
The five questions are:
It's not true that married men live longer than single men do. It only seems longer.
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Losing a wife can be hard. In my case, it was nearly impossible.
A man complaining to a friend: "I had it all - money, a beautiful house, a big car, the
love of a beautiful woman ... then ... Pow! ... It was all gone!" "What happened?"
asked the friend. “Awww, my wife found out."
"What are you thinking?"
"Do you love me?"
"Do I look fat?"
"Do you think she is prettier than me?"
"What would you do if I died?"
Wife: Let's go out and have some fun tonight. Husband: Okay, but if you get home
before I do, leave the hallway light on.
What makes these questions so bad is that every one is guaranteed to explode into a
major argument and/or divorce if the man does not answer properly, which is to say
dishonestly.
How many men does it take to open a beer? None. It should be opened by the time
she brings it to the couch.
For example:
1. “What are you thinking?" The proper answer to this question, of course, is "I'm
sorry if I've been pensive, dear. I was just reflecting on what a warm, wonderful,
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caring, thoughtful, intelligent, beautiful woman you are and what a lucky guy I am to
have met you." Obviously, this statement bears no resemblance whatsoever to what
the guy was really thinking at the time, which was most likely one of five things:
1.
"Baseball.”
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"Football."
3.
"How fat you are."
4.
"How much prettier she is than you."
5.
"How I would spend the insurance money if you died."
might be the stupidest question of the lot, as is illustrated by the following stupid
exchange:
"Dear," said the wife, "what would you do if I died?"
"Why, dear, I would be extremely upset," said the husband. "Why do you ask such a
question?"
"Would you remarry?" persevered the wife.
According to the Sassy article, the best answer to this stupid question came from Al
Bundy, of Married With Children, who was asked it by his wife, Peg. "If I wanted you
to know," Al said, "I'd be talking instead of thinking."
"No, of course not, dear," said the husband.
"Don't you like being married?" said the wife.
The other questions also have only one right answer but many wrong answers.
"Of course I do, dear," he said.
2. "Do you love me?" The correct answer to this question is, "Yes." For those guys
who feel the need to be more elaborate, you may answer, "Yes, dear." Wrong
answers include:
1.
"I suppose so."
2.
"Would it make you feel better if I said yes?"
3.
"That depends on what you mean by 'love'."
4.
"Does it matter?"
5.
"Who, me?"
"Then why wouldn't you remarry?"
"All right," said the husband, "I'd remarry."
"You would?" said the wife, looking vaguely hurt.
"Yes," said the husband.
3. "Do I look fat?" The correct male response to this question is to state confidently
and emphatically, "No, of course not," and then quickly leave the room. Wrong
answers include:
1.
"I wouldn't call you fat, but I wouldn't call you thin either.”
2.
"Compared to what?”
3.
"A little extra weight looks good on you."
4.
"I've seen fatter.”
5.
"Could you repeat the question? I was thinking about your
insurance policy."
“Would you sleep with her in our bed?" said the wife after a long pause.
"Well, yes, I suppose I would," replied the husband.
"I see," said the wife indignantly. "And would you let her wear my old clothes?
"I suppose, if she wanted to," said the husband.
"Really," said the wife icily. "And would you take down the pictures of me and replace
them with pictures of her?"
4. "Do you think she's prettier than me?" The "she" in the question could be an exgirlfriend, a passer-by you were staring at so hard that you almost caused a traffic
accident, or an actress in a movie you just saw. In any case, the correct response is
"No, you are much prettier." Wrong answers include:
1.
"Not prettier, just pretty in a different way."
2.
"I don't know how one goes about rating such things."
3.
"Yes, but I bet you have a better personality."
4.
"Only in the sense that she's younger and thinner.”
5.
"Could you repeat the question? I was thinking about your
insurance policy."
"Yes. I think that would be the correct thing to do."
"Is that so?" said the wife, leaping to her feet. "And I suppose you'd let her play with
my golf clubs, too."
"Of course not, dear," said the husband. "She's left-handed..."
The Vacation
This married business executive had to make a trip to Palm Beach alone for his
corporation. After a few days he was enjoying himself so much that he decided to
stay another week as part of his vacation.
5. "What would you do if I died?" Correct answer: "Dearest love, in the event of your
untimely demise, life would cease to have meaning for me and I would perforce hurl
myself under the front tires of the first Domino's Pizza truck that came my way." This
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Wanting to share this newly discovered paradise, he wired his bachelor friend: "Take
next plane for fun week on me. Bring my wife and your mistress."
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His friend was quick to wire back:
YOUR WIFE AND I ARRIVE 11:30 AM TOMORROW. HOW LONG HAVE YOU
KNOWN ABOUT US?
Philosophy
One of the great philosophical questions of the ages has been raised again in a new
format for our time:
If a man were walking deep in a forest, where no woman could hear him and he
made a statement, would he still be wrong?
100 Reasons It Rules To Be A Guy!
1. Phone conversations are over in 30 seconds flat.
2. Movie nudity is virtually all female.
3. You know stuff about tanks.
4. A five-day vacation only requires 1 suitcase.
5. Monday Night Football.
6. You don't have to monitor your friends sex lives.
7. Your bathroom lines are 80 percent shorter.
8. You can open all you own jars.
9. Old friends don't give a crap whether you've lost or gained weight.
10. Dry cleaners and hair cutters don't rob you blind.
11. When clicking through the channels, you don't have to stall at every shot of
somebody crying.
12. Your ass is never a factor in job interviews.
13. All your orgasms are real.
14. A beer gut doesn't make you invisible to the opposite sex.
15. Guys in hockey masks don't attack you (unless you smash 'em into the boards).
16. You don't have to lug a bag full of useful stuff everywhere you go.
17. You understand why Stripes is funny.
18. You can go to the bathroom without a support group.
19. Your last name stays put.
20. You can leave the hotel bed unmade.
21. When your work is criticized, you don't have to panic that everyone secretly hates
you.
22. You can kill your own food.
23. The garage is all yours.
24. You get extra credit for the slightest act of thoughtfulness.
25. You see the humor in Terms of Endearment.
26. Nobody secretly wonders if you swallow.
27. You never have to clean a toilet.
28. You can be showered and ready to go in 10 minutes.
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Sex means never worrying about your reputation.
Wedding plans take care of themselves.
If someone forgets to invite you to something, he or she can still be your friend.
Your underwear is $10 for a three-pack.
The National College Cheerleading Championship.
You don't have to shave below your neck.
None of your coworkers has the power to make you cry.
You don't have to curl up next to a hairy ass every night.
If you're 34 and single, nobody even notices.
You can write your name in the snow.
You can get into a non-trivial pissing contest.
Everything on your face gets to stay its original color.
Chocolate is just another snack.
You can be President. (In this lifetime.)
You can quietly enjoy a car ride from the passenger's seat.
Flowers fix damn near everything.
You never have to worry about other people's feelings.
You get to think about sex 90 percent of your waking hours.
You can wear a white shirt to a water park.
Three pairs of shoes is more than enough.
You can eat a banana in a hardware store.
You can say anything ("Wow, do my balls hurt!") and not worry about what
people will think.
Foreplay is optional.
Michael Bolton doesn't live in your universe.
Nobody stops telling a good dirty joke when you walk into the room.
You can whip your shirt off on a hot day.
You don't have to clean your house if the meter reader's coming by.
You never feel compelled to stop a pal from getting laid.
Car mechanics tell you the truth.
You don't give a rat's ass if anyone notices your new haircut.
You can quietly watch a game with your buddy for hours without ever thinking,
'He must be mad at me'.
The world is your urinal.
You never misconstrue innocuous statements to mean your lover's about to
leave you.
You get to jump up and slap stuff.
Hot wax never comes near your pubic area.
One mood, all the time!
You can admire Clint Eastwood without starving yourself to look like him.
You never have to drive on to another service station because this ones 'just too
yucky'.
You know at least 20 ways to open a beer bottle.
You can sit with your knees apart no matter what you're wearing.
Same work... More pay!
Gray hair and wrinkles only add character.
You don't have to leave the room to make an emergency crotch adjustment.
Wedding dress: $2,000, tuxedo rental: $75.
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74. With 400 million sperm per shot, you could double the Earth's population in 15
tries, at least in theory.
75. You don't mooch off others' desserts.
76. If you retain water, it's in a canteen.
77. The remote control is yours and yours alone.
78. People never glance at your chest when you're talking to them.
79. ESPN's SportsCenter
80. You can drop by to see a friend without bringing a little gift.
81. Bachelor parties whoop ass over bridal showers.
82. You have a normal and healthy relationship with your mother.
83. You can buy condoms without the shopkeeper imagining you naked.
84. You needn't pretend you're "freshening up" to go to the bathroom.
85. If you don't call your buddy when you say you will, he won't tell your other friend
you've changed.
86. Someday you'll be a dirty old man.
87. You can rationalize any behavior with the handy phrase, "Fuck it."
88. If another guy shows up at the party in the same outfit, you just might become
lifelong buddies.
89. Princess Di's death was just another obituary.
90. The occasional well-rendered belch is practically expected.
91. You never have to miss a sexual opportunity because you're not in the mood.
92. You think the idea of punting a small dog (or any cat) is funny.
93. If something mechanical doesn't work, you can bash it with a hammer or throw it
across the room.
94. New shoes don't blister, cut or mangle your feet.
95. Porn movies are designed with your mind in mind.
96. You don't have to remember everyone's birthdays and anniversaries.
97. Not liking a person doesn't preclude having great sex with them.
98. Your pals can be trusted never to trap you with: "So... notice anything different?"
99. Baywatch
100. There's always a game on somewhere.
I'm Glad I'm A Man
I'm glad I'm a man, you better believe.
I don't live off of yogurt, diet coke, or cottage cheese.
I don't bitch to my girlfriends about the size of my breasts.
I can get where I want to - north, south, east or west.
I don't get wasted after only 2 beers,
And when I do drink I don't end up in tears.
I won't spend hours deciding what to wear.
I spend 5 minutes max fixing my hair.
And I don't go around checking my reflection
In everything shiny from every direction.
I don't whine in public and make us leave early,
And when you ask why get all bitter and surly.
I'm glad I'm a man, I'm so glad I could sing.
I don't have to sit around waiting for that ring.
I don't gossip about friends or stab them in the back.
I don't carry our differences into the sack.
I'll never go psycho and threaten to kill you
Or think every guy out there's trying to steal you.
I'm rational, reasonable, and logical too.
I know what the time is and I know what to do.
And I honestly think its a privilege for me
To have these two balls and stand when I pee.
I live to watch sports and play all sorts of ball.
It's more fun than dealing with women after all.
I won't cry if you say it's not going to work.
I won't remain bitter and call you a jerk.
Feel free to use me for immediate pleasure.
I won't assume it's permanent by any measure.
Yes, I'm so very glad I'm a man, you see.
I'm glad I'm not capable of child delivery.
I don't get all bitchy every 28 days.
I'm glad that my gender gets me a much bigger raise.
I'm a man by chance and I'm thankful it's true.
I'm so glad I'm a man and not a woman like you!
And now it's time for a rebuttal
And now the down side:
1. You have to take out the garbage.
2. The Ferrari 550 Maranello lists for over $200,000.
3. No sofas in your restrooms.
4. External genitalia are vulnerable to knees and fastballs.
5. Even if you get your head caught in an industrial wood chipper, you're not
allowed to cry.
6. James Bond movies only come out every two years.
7. Ribbed for her pleasure, not yours.
8. You have to wear ties.
9. You can't flirt your way out of a jam.
10. "Women and children first"
I'm Glad I'm A Woman
I'm glad I'm a woman, yes I am, yes I am.
I don't live off of Budweiser, Beer Nuts and Spam.
I don't brag to my buddies about my erections.
I won't drive to Hell before I ask for directions.
I don't get wasted at parties, and act like a clown.
And I know how to put that damned toilet seat down!
I won't grab your hooters. I won't pinch your butt.
My belt buckle's not hidden beneath my beer gut.
And I don't go around "re-adjusting" my crotch,
Or yell like Tarzan when my headboard gets a notch.
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I don't belch in public, I don't scratch my behind.
I'm a woman you see-I'm just not that kind!
I'm glad I'm a woman, I'm so glad I could sing.
I don't have body hair like shag carpeting.
It doesn't grow from my ears or cover my back.
When I lean over you can't see 3” of crack.
And what's on my head doesn't leave with my comb.
I'll never buy a toupee to cover my dome.
Or have a few hairs pulled from over the side.
I'm a woman, you know-I've got far too much pride!
And I honestly think it’s a privilege for me,
To have these two boobs and squat when I pee.
I don't live to play golf and shoot basketball.
I don't swagger and spit like a Neanderthal.
Or stick my hand in my pocket to hide that gold band.
Or tell you a story to make you sigh and weep,
Then screw you, roll over and fall sound asleep!
Yes, I'm so very glad I'm a woman, you see.
Forget all about that old penis envy.
I don't long for male bonding, I don't cruise for chicks.
Join the Hair Club for Men, or think with my dick.
I'm a woman by chance and I'm thankful, it's true.
I'm so glad I'm a woman and not a man like you!
And Elaine is thinking: But, hey, I'm not so sure I want this kind of relationship, either.
Sometimes I wish I had a little more space, so I'd have time to think about whether I
really want us to keep going the way we are, moving steadily toward... I mean, where
are we going? Are we just going to keep seeing each other at this level of intimacy?
Are we heading toward marriage? Toward children? Toward a lifetime together? Am
I ready for that level of commitment? Do I really even know this person?
And Roger is thinking: ... so that means it was... let's see... February when we
started going out, which was right after I had the car at the dealer's, which means...
lemme check the odometer... Whoa! I am way overdue for an oil change here.
And Elaine is thinking: He's upset. I can see it on his face. Maybe I'm reading this
completely wrong. Maybe he wants more from our relationship, more intimacy, more
commitment; maybe he has sensed -- even before I sensed it -- that I was feeling
some reservations. Yes, I bet that's it. That's why he's so reluctant to say anything
about his own feelings. He's afraid of being rejected.
And Roger is thinking: And I'm gonna have them look at the transmission again. I
don't care what those morons say, it's still not shifting right. And they better not try to
blame it on the cold weather this time. What cold weather? It's 87 degrees out, and
this thing is shifting like a #@!&* garbage truck, and I paid those incompetent thieves
$600.
And Elaine is thinking: He's angry. And I don't blame him. I'd be angry, too. Wow, I
feel so guilty, putting him through this, but I can't help the way I feel. I'm just not sure.
Roger and Elaine
CONTRARY to what many women believe, it's fairly easy to develop a long-term,
stable, intimate, and mutually fulfilling relationship with a guy. Of course this guy has
to be a Labrador retriever. With human guys, it's extremely difficult. This is because
guys don't really grasp what women mean by the term relationship.
And Roger is thinking: They'll probably say it's only a 90-day warranty. That's exactly
what they're gonna say, the scumballs.
And Elaine is thinking: Maybe I'm just too idealistic, waiting for a knight to come riding
up on his white horse, when I'm sitting right next to a perfectly good person, a person
I enjoy being with, a person I truly do care about, a person who seems to truly care
about me. A person who is in pain because of my self-centered, schoolgirl romantic
fantasy.
Let's say a guy named Roger is attracted to a woman named Elaine. He asks her out
to a movie; she accepts; they have a pretty good time. A few nights later he asks her
out to dinner, and again they enjoy themselves. They continue to see each other
regularly, and after a while neither one of them is seeing anybody else.
And Roger is thinking: Warranty? They want a warranty? I'll give them a %^&*
warranty. I'll take their warranty and stick it...
And then, one evening when they're driving home, a thought occurs to Elaine, and,
without really thinking, she says it aloud: "Do you realize that, as of tonight, we've
been seeing each other for exactly six months?"
"Roger," Elaine says aloud.
And then there is silence in the car. To Elaine, it seems like a very loud silence. She
thinks to herself: Geez, I wonder if it bothers him that I said that. Maybe he's been
feeling confined by our relationship; maybe he thinks I'm trying to push him into some
kind of obligation that he doesn't want, or isn't sure of.
"What?" says Roger, startled.
And Roger is thinking: Gosh. Six months.
(She breaks down, sobbing.)
"Please don't torture yourself like this," she says, her eyes beginning to brim with
tears. "Maybe I should never have ... Oh God, I feel so..."
"What?" says Roger.
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weeks, maybe months, never reaching any definite conclusions, but never getting
bored with it, either.
"I'm such a fool," Elaine sobs. "I mean, I know there's no knight. I really know that.
It's silly. There's no knight, and there's no horse."
Meanwhile, Roger, while playing racquetball one day with a mutual friend of his and
Elaine's, will pause just before serving, frown, and say: "Brad, did Elaine ever own a
horse?"
"There's no horse?" says Roger.
"You think I'm a fool, don't you?" Elaine says.
"No!" says Roger, glad to finally know the correct answer.
Top Ten Things Men SHOULDN'T Say Out Loud in Victoria's Secret
10
Does this come in children's sizes?
9
No thanks. Just sniffing.
8
I'll be in the dressing room going blind.
7
Mom will love this.
6
Oh the size won't matter. She's inflatable.
5
No need to wrap it up. I'll eat it here.
4
Will you model this for me?
3
The Miracle What? This is better than world peace!
2
45 bucks? You're just gonna end up NAKED anyway!
"It's just that ... It's that I ... I need some time," Elaine says.
(There is a 15-second pause while Roger, thinking as fast as he can, tries to come up
with a safe response. Finally he comes up with one that he thinks might work.)
"Yes," he says.
(Elaine, deeply moved, touches his hand.) "Oh, Roger, do you really feel that way?"
she says.
"What way?" says Roger.
And the number one thing that a man should never, ever say out loud in Victoria's
Secret:
"That way about time," says Elaine.
1.
Oh, honey, you'll never squeeze your fat ass into that.
"Oh," says Roger. "Yes."
Pants
A young newlywed couple was in their honeymoon suite on their wedding night. As
they undressed for bed, the husband (who was a big, burly bruiser) tossed his pants
to his bride and said "Here, put these on." She put them on and the waist was twice
the size of her body. "I can't wear your pants," she said. "That's right," said her new
husband, "and don't you forget it. I'm the one who wears the pants in this family."
(Elaine turns to face him and gazes deeply into his eyes, causing him to become very
nervous about what she might say next, especially if it involves a horse. At last she
speaks.)
"Thank you, Roger," she says.
"Thank you," says Roger.
With that she flipped him her panties and said, "Try these on." He tried them on and
found he could only get them as far as his knees. "Hell, I can't get into your panties."
Then he takes her home, and she lies on her bed, a conflicted, tortured soul, and
weeps until dawn, whereas when Roger gets back to his place, he opens a bag of
Doritos, turns on the TV, and immediately becomes deeply involved in a re-run of a
tennis match between two Czechoslovakians he never heard of. A tiny voice in the
far recesses of his mind tells him that something major was going on back there in the
car, but he is pretty sure there is no way he would ever understand what, and so he
figures it's better if he doesn't think about it. (This is also Roger's policy regarding
world hunger.)
"That's right, and that's the way it's going to be until your damn attitude changes."
The Female Stages of Life
AGE
DRINK
17
Wine Coolers
25
White wine
35
Red wine
48
Dom Perignon
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Shot of Jack with an Ensure chaser
The next day Elaine will call her closest friend, or perhaps two of them, and they will
talk about this situation for six straight hours. In painstaking detail, they will analyze
everything she said and everything he said, going over it time and time again,
exploring every word, expression, and gesture for nuances of meaning, considering
every possible ramification. They will continue to discuss this subject, off and on, for
EXCUSES FOR REFUSING DATES
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25
35
48
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Need to wash my hair
Need to wash and condition my hair
Need to color my hair
Need to have Francois color my hair
Need to have Francois color my wig
The Male Stages of Life
AGE
DRINK
17
Beer
25
Vodka
35
Scotch
48
Double scotch
66
Maalox
FAVORITE SPORT
17
Shopping
25
Shopping
35
Shopping
48
Shopping
66
Shopping
SEDUCTION LINE
17
My parents are away for the weekend.
25
My girlfriend is away for the weekend.
35
My fiancée is away for the weekend.
48
My wife is away for the weekend.
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My second wife is dead.
DEFINITION OF A SUCCESSFUL DATE
17
"Burger King"
25
"Free meal"
35
"A diamond"
48
"A bigger diamond"
66
"Home Alone"
FAVORITE SPORT
17
Sex
25
Sex
35
Sex
48
Sex
66
Napping
FAVORITE FANTASY
17
Tall, dark and handsome
25
Tall, dark and handsome with money
35
Tall, dark and handsome with money and a brain
48
A man with hair
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A man
DEFINITION OF A SUCCESSFUL DATE
17
"Tongue"
25
"Breakfast"
35
"She didn't set back my therapy."
48
"I didn't have to meet her kids."
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"Got home alive."
HOUSE PET
17
Muffy the cat
25
Unemployed boyfriend and Muffy the Cat
35
Irish setter and Muffy the Cat
48
Children from his first marriage and Muffy the Cat
66
Retired husband dabbles in taxidermy, stuffs Muffy the Cat
FAVORITE FANTASY
17
Getting to third
25
Airplane sex
35
Menage a trios
48
Taking the company public
66
Swiss maid/love slave
WHAT'S THE IDEAL AGE TO GET MARRIED?
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17
25
25
35
35
48
48
66
66
HOUSE PET
17
Roaches
25
Stoned-out college roommate
35
Irish setter
48
Children from his first marriage
66
Barbie
IDEAL DATE
17
He offers to pay
25
He pays
35
He cooks breakfast the next morning
48
He cooks breakfast the next morning for the kids
66
He can chew breakfast
WHAT'S THE IDEAL AGE TO GET MARRIED?
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25
25
35
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48
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Why Dogs Are Better Than Women
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Dogs don't shop.
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Dogs don't cry.
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Dogs love it when your friends come over.
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Dogs think you sing great.
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A dog's time in the bathroom is confined to a quick drink.
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Dogs don't expect you to call when you are running late. The later you are, the
more excited dogs are to see you.
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Dogs will forgive you for playing with other dogs.
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Dogs don't notice if you call them by another dog's name.
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Dogs understand that farts are funny.
•
Dogs can appreciate luxuriant body hair. If a dog is gorgeous, other dogs don't
hate it.
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Dogs like it when you leave lots of things on the floor.
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A dog's disposition stays the same all month long.
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Dogs never need to examine the relationship.
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A dog's parents never visit.
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Dogs understand that instinct is better than asking for directions.
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Dogs understand that all animals smaller than dogs were made to be hunted.
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Dogs like beer.
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Dogs don't hate their bodies.
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Dogs never expect gifts.
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It's legal to keep a dog chained up at your house.
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Dogs don't worry about germs.
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Dogs don't want to know about every other dog you ever had.
•
Dogs like to do their snooping outside as opposed to in your wallet, desk, and the
back of your sock drawer.
•
Dogs don't let magazine articles guide their lives.
•
Dogs would rather have you buy them a hamburger dinner than a lobster one.
•
You never have to wait for a dog. They're ready to go 24 hours a day.
•
Dogs have no use for flowers, cards, or jewelry.
•
Dogs don't borrow your shirts.
•
Dogs never lobby for foot-rubs.
•
Dogs enjoy heavy petting in public.
•
Dogs find you amusing when you're drunk.
•
Dogs aren't catty.
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Dogs seldom outlive you.
Both can eat 5 pounds of chocolate in one sitting.
Both tend to have problems with their hips.
Neither understand football.
Both look good in fur.
Both are good at pretending that they're listening to every word you say.
Neither realizes that silence is golden.
Both constantly want back rubs.
Neither can balance a chequebook.
You can never tell what either of them is thinking.
They both overvalue kissing
How Women are Better Than Dogs
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It is socially acceptable to have sexual relations with a woman.
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Women look good in sweaters.
•
Women leave the room to fart.
Help From Your Beloved
A man who is driving a car is stopped by a police officer. The following exchange
takes place...
The man says: "What's the problem officer?"
Officer: "You were going at least 75 in a 55 zone."
Man: "No sir, I was going 65."
Wife: "Oh, Harry. You were going 80." [Man gives his wife a dirty look.]
Officer: "I'm also going to give you a ticket for your broken tail light."
Man: "Broken tail light? I didn't know about a broken tail light!"
Wife: "Oh Harry, you've known about that tail light for weeks." [Man gives his wife a
dirty look.]
Officer: "I'm also going to give you a citation for not wearing your seat belt."
Man: "Oh, I just took it off when you were walking up to the car."
Wife: "Oh, Harry, you never wear your seat belt."
How Dogs and Women Are Alike
Both usually look stupid in hats.
Man turns to his wife and yells: "Shut your mouth woman!"
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Officer turns to the woman and asks, "Ma'am, does your husband talk to you this way
all the time?"
Are you listening to me!? = Too late, you're dead.
Yes = No
Wife says: "No, only when he's drunk."
No = No
Maybe = No
A Man’s Guide To What A Woman Is Thinking
I need = I want
I'm sorry. = You'll be sorry.
We need = I want
Do you like this recipe? = It's easy to fix, so you'd better get used to it.
It's your decision = The correct decision should be obvious by now.
Do whatever you want = You are going to pay for this later.
Was that the baby? = Why don't you get out of bed and walk him until he goes to
sleep.
We need to talk = I need to complain
I'm not yelling! = Of course I'm yelling this is important!
Sure... go ahead = I don't want you to.
All we're going to buy is a soap dish = It goes without saying that we're stopping at
the Cosmetics Department, the shoe department, I need to look at a few new pocket
books, and OMIGOD those pink sheets would look great in the bedroom. You did
bring your checkbook - Didn't you???
I'm not upset = Of course I'm upset, you moron!
You're so manly = You need a shave and you sweat a lot.
You're certainly attentive tonight. = Is sex all you ever think about?
Strange Accident
There was a married couple who were in a terrible accident. The woman's face was
burned severely. The doctor told the husband they couldn't graft any skin from her
body because she was so thin. The husband then donated some of his skin...
I'm not emotional! And I'm not overreacting! = I have a severe case of PMS
Be romantic, turn out the lights. = I have flabby thighs.
However, the only place suitable to the doctor was from his buttocks. The husband
requested that no one be told of this, because after all this was a very delicate matter!
This kitchen is so inconvenient = I want a new house.
I want new curtains = I want new curtains, new carpeting, new furniture, new
wallpaper...
After the surgery was completed, everyone was astounded at the woman's new
beauty. She looked more beautiful than she ever did before! All her friends and
relatives just ranted and raved at her youthful beauty!
I need new shoes = the other 40 pairs are simply the wrong shade.
She was alone with her husband one day & she wanted to thank him for what he did.
She said, "Dear, I just want to thank you for everything you did for me! There is no
way I could ever repay you!!!”
I heard a noise = I noticed you were almost asleep.
Do you love me? = I'm going to ask for something expensive.
He replied, "Oh don't worry, Honey, I get plenty thanks enough every time your
mother comes over and kisses you on your cheek!!"
How much do you love me? = I did something today you're really going to hate.
I'll be ready in a minute. = Kick off your shoes and find a good game on TV
Men’s Greeting Cards
A survey has found that about 90% of all greeting cards are purchased by women. It
makes one wonder why cards aren't more male orientated and reflect real life. If they
were, it seems to me more men would buy and exchange greeting cards. Towards
Is my butt fat? = Tell me I'm beautiful.
You have to learn to communicate. = Just agree with me.
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that end, the following are some greeting card suggestions that would probably attract
more male buyers:
Cover caption: The Information Highway
Inside caption: Check out www.SuperSex.net for latest in hot babes
Cover picture: Dim, misty, moody picture of a vase of roses
Cover caption: Condolences
Inside caption: on your team's failure to make the Super Bowl
Cover picture: Photo of Bride and Groom
Cover caption: On your Wedding
Inside caption: We'll miss you at the poker game -- see ya next week
Cover picture: Nostalgic picture of a young couple in a field holding hands
Cover caption: Darling, as we go into our 5th year together
Inside caption: I swear I'll leave my wife soon!
Cover picture: Photo of satellite orbiting Earth
Cover caption: Technology for the next century
Inside caption: 712 Channels sex & sports, auto surf, call 1-800-ALL-MALE
Cover picture: Gold-leafed picture of a vase of red roses
Cover caption: Get well soon darling!
Inside caption: This house don't clean itself!
How To Satisfy A Woman Every Time:
Caress, praise, pamper, relish, savor, massage, make plans, fix, empathize,
serenade, compliment, support, feed, tantalize, bathe, humor, placate, stimulate,
jiffylube, stroke, console, purr, hug, coddle, excite, pacify, protect, phone, correspond,
anticipate, nuzzle, smooch, toast, minister to, forgive, sacrifice, ply, accessorize,
leave, return, beseech, sublimate, entertain, charm, lug, drag, crawl, show equality
for, spackle, oblige, fascinate, attend, implore, bawl, shower, shave, trust, grovel,
ignore, defend, coax, clothe, brag about, acquiesce, aromate, fuse, fizz, rationalize,
detoxify, sanctify, help, acknowledge, polish, upgrade, spoil, embrace, accept, butterup, hear, understand, jitterbug, locomote, beg, plead, borrow, steal, climb, swim,
nurse, resuscitate, repair, patch, crazy-glue, respect, entertain, calm, allay, kill for,
die for, dream of, promise, deliver, tease, flirt, commit, enlist, pine, cajole, angelicize,
murmur, snuggle, snoozle, snurfle, elevate, enervate, alleviate, spotweld, serve, rub,
rib, salve, bite, taste, nibble, gratify, take her places, scuttle like a crab on the ocean
floor of her existence, diddle, doodle, hokey-pokey, hanky-panky, crystal blue
persuade, flip, flop, fly, don't care if I die, swing, slip, slide, slather, mollycoddle,
squeeze, moisturize, humidify, lather, tingle, slam-dunk, keep on rockin' in the free
world, wet, slicken, undulate, gelatinize, brush, tingle, dribble, drip, dry, knead, fluff,
fold, blue-coral wax, ingratiate, indulge, wow, dazzle, amaze, flabbergast, enchant,
idolize, worship, and then go back, Jack, and do it again.
Cover picture: Two men standing on lush golf course, one of them ready to putt
Cover caption: To my golf partner
Inside caption: Just to let you know, I'm sleeping with your secretary
Cover picture: Dark moody picture of a vase of roses
Cover caption: In sympathy, I'm sorry to hear the news
Inside caption: That you've been beaten senseless in yet another bar fight
Cover picture: Norman Rockwell painting of a young girl picking daisies
Cover caption: To the daughter that I love
Inside caption: Please study this card's cover and dress accordingly
Cover picture: Misty photo of a couple embracing and kissing
Cover caption: To my wonderful wife. I know we've had a little disagreement
Inside caption: And given enough time, I'm sure you'll see where you were wrong
Cover picture: Photo of two men shaking hands
Cover caption: Congratulations and the best of luck!
Inside caption: On the successful completion of your hair transplant
How To Satisfy A Man Every Time:
Show up naked.
Cover picture: Winter Wonderland
Cover caption: While it's true winter's upon us
Inside caption: You can always watch basketball or hockey 'til baseball season
Men and Women
A husband and wife are getting all snugly in bed. The passion is heating up, when the
wife stops and says, “I don't feel like it, I just want you to hold me." The husband
says "WHAT?" The wife explains that he must not be in tune with her emotional
needs as a Woman...
Cover picture: Team of Clydesdales pulling a loaded wagon in snow scene
Cover caption: Better plan ahead
Inside caption: Stock-up on beer now, advance forecast is for heavy snow
Cover picture: Christmas Tree w/gifts beneath, fireplace with wreath
Cover caption: It's that time of year again
Inside caption: The Super Bowl is only a month away
The husband realizes that nothing is going to happen tonight and he might as well
deal with it.
Cover picture: Map of US with lines connecting a star in each state
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The next day the husband takes her shopping at Nordstrom. He walk around and has
her try on three very expensive outfits and then tells his wife to take all three of them.
Next they go over and get matching shoes worth $200 a pair.
And timing is everything. If a marriage proposal does not come in the first seven
months or so of a relationship, the odds drop abysmally, Sayles says. Not only does
she veto long engagements, she advocates eloping so no one can interfere. As the
energetic Sayles spews out suggestions in her honey-coated Texas drawl, her
diamond-laden left hand gesturing with a long-stemmed rose painted gold, the class
pays rapt attention. After all, these women, and a few men, want her advice and they
have shelled out $35 apiece to hear it.
Finally they go to the Jewelry Dept. The wife is so excited, she goes for the tennis
bracelet. The husband says, "You don't even play tennis, but OK, if you like it then
lets get it." The wife is jumping up and down so excited she cannot even believe what
is going on. She says "I am ready, lets go to the cash register." The husband says,
"No - no - no, honey we're not going to BUY all this stuff." The wife's face goes blank.
Most of the women dress like office workers, with carefully shellacked fingernails and
comfortable running shoes replacing their work day pumps. Many have traveled to
the midtown Manhattan class from New York's outlying boroughs and suburbs.
"No honey, I just want you to HOLD this stuff for a while." Her face gets really red
and she is about to explode. Then the husband says, "You must not be in tune with
my financial needs as a man...”
“Let's face it,” said one, a graduate nursing student. “If he's rich and he's a jerk he's
easier to love than if he's poor and he's a jerk.”
Marrying For Money
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Don't waste your time looking for love. Go ahead and marry
for money.
This is the advice dispensed at a class entitled, simply, “How to Marry the Rich,” one
of the most popular adult education courses in New York City. “Don't feel guilty. The
rich will marry somebody. Why not you?” teacher Ginie Sayles tells the standingroom-only crowd in the seminar she teaches every few weeks. Her students, most of
them women, nod in assent and jot down notes.
“At least with a rich one you get compensated,” added her friend, a computer
software designer in her late 20s. The class is among the best-attended and longestrunning at The Learning Annex, which sponsors adult-education classes in New York
and California, spokeswoman Jennifer Keltz said. Sayles' husband Reed attends her
class, sitting contentedly in a corner like a classroom visual aid, counting and folding
the money students have shelled out. He is rich, of course, says Sayles, who
describes him as a successful oil-industry executive. They met and married 14 years
ago.
The four-hour class is brimming with tips on finding a rich mate an “RM” as the
teacher puts it -- and, most important, getting that “RM” down the aisle to the altar.
Approaching the topic with the fervor of a revival preacher and the calculation of a
business planner, she suggests setting your sights with care. Try rich heiresses, often
found at charity events or art classes, risk-taking entrepreneurs who are known to
propose by the second date or rich guys who feel guilty about their money and are
most likely to marry women with children, she advises.
While he utters not a word, Sayles laughs at his wife's jokes and seems entirely
unperturbed as she describes in blunt terms how she plotted to win his hand. “He's
amused by it,” she said. “He's the kind of gentleman who sort of feels that women
have their own clever, cute entrapments.” The Houston-based couple she a twicedivorced single mother and he with three trips to divorce court married after a
courtship of less than three months. Their wedding was just two days after his last
divorce became final.
And that is only a taste of what Sayles delivers in just the first 15 minutes of the class.
Still to come are tips on crashing posh parties (scope out posted signs in exclusive
hotels), dressing the part (natural fibers beat synthetics every time) and practicing
good manners (getting out of a limousine gracefully is an essential skill).
“I like her straightforwardness about money,” he wrote in a foreword to her book, also
called “How to Marry the Rich.”
“As Ginie has said, a gold digger is the only perfect mate to the gold owner,” he
added. He also happens to be the one who thought up the idea of Sayles, who once
taught classes in flirting, turning her skills to the topic of marrying rich. “He said,
'Frankly, I think you'd be doing rich people a favor. Rich people get lost in
relationships and you'd be getting a mate for them,”' she said.
As in buying real estate, the three most important factors in finding an RM are
location, location and location. Find a rich mate through a job (try a Wall Street
broker), religion (Jewish synagogues and Episcopal churches are best bets), a
newspaper (read the obituaries), a neighborhood (move within 16 blocks of an
affluent part of town) and even a parking lot (always park next to the most expensive
car).
So Ginie Sayles the first to admit, proudly, that she set out to marry a man with
money now does not appear to need it. She has turned her marriage into an industry,
complete with books, whose royalties go toward a scholarship fund for single
mothers, audio-taped lectures, classes around the United States and Canada,
lectures, seminars and talk show appearances.
Keep at it, she says. “Date anybody who is sane and breathing.” But demand topdrawer treatment. “If someone says they love you and they don't spend money on
you, it's a lie.”
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A new book, “How to Meet the Rich for Business, Friendship and Romance,” is due
out this spring. And she offers private consultations outside the classroom starting at
$175 an hour. Longer sessions cost up to $1,500.
By now he is thinking what to do next when he hears thunder in the distance. His first
thought is to protect the chrome on his Harley, so he gets his jacket, reaches in his
pocket and pulls out his jar of Vaseline.
While there is no way of knowing just how adept Sayles' pupils become at bagging
rich mates, she offers a ream of testimonials from former students. She gets
postcards and Christmas cards from former students who have married well and send
greetings from exotic locations and lush resorts.
And the father says, "Okay dammit, I'll do the dishes!"
The Real Definition Of A Man
Three cowboys are sitting around a campfire, out on the lonesome prairie, each with
the bravado for which cowboys are famous. A night of tall tales begins.
One of her favorite success stories is that of a woman who used Sayles' class not to
marry a rich man but to build up her self-confidence enough to return to college and
earn a degree. “If nothing else, if a person feels they have improved their selfesteem and feel more comfortable moving in other social classes than they have
moved in before, I consider that a measure of success in itself,” Sayles said.
The first says, "I must be the meanest, toughest cowboy there is. Why, just the other
day, a bull got loose in the corral and gored six men before I wrestled it to the ground,
by the horns, with my bare hands."
Calculated as it may be, her strategy is not cold-hearted and she says most of her
students seek love as much as loot in a marriage. “I don't tell anyone they have to
marry the rich. It's just to give them a choice. I want people to be happy.”
The second can't stand to be bested. "Why that's nothing. I was walking down the trail
yesterday and a 15’ rattler slid out from under a rock and made a move for me. I
grabbed that snake with my bare hands, bit its head off and sucked the poison down
in one gulp. And I'm still here today."
But she adds there is no reason not to reach for the golden ring that has the most
carats. “Mercenary? I like that word,” she said. “I don't think it's selling out. I think it
means being your own best friend. Congratulate yourself that you know you deserve
the best in life.”
The third cowboy remained silent, slowly stirring the coals with his penis.
Housework
A husband is at home watching a football game when his wife interrupts, "Honey,
could you fix the light in the hallway? It's been flickering for weeks now."
Harley Joke
This guy has always dreamed of owning a Harley Davidson. One day he has finally
saved up enough money so he goes down to the dealer. After he picks out the perfect
bike, the dealer tells him about an old biker trick that will keep the chrome on his new
bike free from rust. The dealer tells him that all he has to do is to keep a jar of
Vaseline handy and put it on the chrome before it rains, and everything will be fine.
He happily pays for the bike and leaves.
He looks at her and says angrily, "Fix the light? Now? Does it look like I have a G.E.
logo printed on my forehead? I don't think so."
"Well then, could you fix the fridge door? It won't close right."
To which he replied, "Fix the fridge door? Does it look like I have Westinghouse
written on my forehead? I don't think so."
A few months later, the young man meets a woman and falls in love. She asks him to
come home and meet her parents over dinner. He readily accepts and the date is
set. At the appointed time, he picks her up on his Harley and they ride to her parents
house… Before they go in, she tells him that they have a family tradition that
whoever speaks first after dinner must do the dishes.
"Fine," she says, "Then could you at least fix the steps to the front door? They're
about to break."
"I'm not a damn carpenter and I don't want to fix the steps," he says. "Does it look like
I have Ace Hardware written on my forehead? I don't think so. I've had enough of you.
I'm going to the bar!!!"
After a delicious dinner everyone sits in silence waiting for the first person to break
the silence and get stuck doing the dishes. After a long fifteen minutes, the young
man decides to speed things up, so he reaches over and kisses his woman in front of
her family. No one says a word. Emboldened, he slips his hand under her blouse and
fondles her breasts. Still no one says a word. Finally, he throws her on the table and
has sex with her in front of everyone. No one says a word. Now he is getting
desperate, so he grabs her mother and throws HER on the table. They have even
wilder sex. Still no one speaks.
So he goes to the bar and drinks for a couple hours.
He starts to feel guilty about how he treated his wife, and decides to go home and
help out. As he walks into the house, he notices the steps are already fixed. As he
enters the house, he sees the hall light is working. As he goes to get a beer, he
notices the fridge door is fixed. "Honey, how'd this all get fixed?"
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Woman: "Sorry, I don't accept cheap gifts."
She said, "Well, when you left, I sat outside and cried. Just then a nice young man
asked me what was wrong, and I told him. He offered to do all the repairs, and all I
had to do was either screw him or bake him a cake."
Man: "If I could see you naked, I'd die happy:
Woman: "Yeah, but if I saw you naked, I'd probably die laughing."
He said, "So, what kind of cake did you bake him?"
Man: "Your body is like a temple."
Woman: "Sorry, there are no services today."
She replied, "Hellooooo... Do you see Betty Crocker written on my forehead?"
Man: "I'd go through anything for you."
Woman: "Good! Let's start with your bank account."
Pick-Up Lines
Man: "Haven't we met before?"
Woman: "Yes, I'm the receptionist at the VD Clinic."
Man: "I would go to the end of the world for you.
Woman: "Yes, but would you stay there?
Man: "Haven't I seen you someplace before?
Woman: "Yeah, that's why I don't go there anymore."
A Love Story
A young man had been seriously dating three lovely girls and was finally faced with
the dilemma of which to marry. As a test he gave each of them one thousand dollars.
Man: "Is this seat empty?"
Woman: "Yes, and this one will be too if you sit down."
The first girl went for a complete hair and face makeover, new clothes, and new
shoes. She returned to show off her new look saying, "I want to be at my most
beautiful for you. Why? Because I love you, dear."
Man: "So, wanna go back to my place?"
Woman: "Well, I don't know. Will two people fit under a rock?"
Man: "Your place or mine?"
Woman: "Both. You go to yours and I'll go to mine."
The second girl returned with new hockey and golf equipment, a new stereo, a VCR
and a month's supply of beer saying, "I bought all these things for you. They're my
gifts to you, because I love you so."
Man: "I'd like to call you. What's your number?"
Woman: "It's in the phone book."
The third girl invested the $1,000 wisely and very quickly doubled her original amount.
She reinvested the profits which continued to multiply and returned the first thousand
to the young man saying, "I have taken your money and made it grow as an
investment in our future together.
Man: "But I don't know your name."
Woman: "That's in the phone book too."
Man: "So what do you do for a living?"
Woman: "I'm a female impersonator."
That's how much I love you, my dear."
The young man was very impressed by all of their responses. And after giving long
and careful consideration, he married the one with the biggest breasts.
Man: "Hey, baby, what's your sign?" got to remember this.
Woman: "Do not Enter"
Man: "How do you like your eggs in the morning?
Woman: "Unfertilized !"
Devotion
A devoted wife had spent her lifetime taking care of her husband. Now he was
slipping in and out of a coma for several months, yet she stayed by his bedside every
single day. When he came to, he motioned for her to come nearer. As she sat by
him, he said, "You know what? You have been with me all through the bad times.
When I got fired, you were there to support me. When my business failed, you were
there. When I got shot, you were by my side. When we lost the house, you gave me
support. When my health started failing, you were still by my side... You know what?"
Man: "Hey, come on, we're both here at this bar for the same reason"
Woman: "Yeah! Let's pick up some chicks!"
Man: "I know how to please a woman."
Woman: "Then please leave me alone."
Man: "I want to give myself to you."
"What dear?" She asks gently.
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"I think you bring me bad luck!"
What most people did tell him was to consult the old witch, as only she would know
the answer. The price would be high, since the witch was famous throughout the
kingdom for the exorbitant prices she charged.
The Lion Tamer
Last time the circus came to town, an ad for an animal trainer was placed in the local
paper. Only two applicants showed up: A male and a female. The owner said he
could only afford one animal trainer, so he would choose the one with the best act.
The last day of the year arrived and Arthur had no alternative but to talk to the witch.
She agreed to answer his question, but he'd have to accept her price first: the old
witch wanted to marry Gawain, the most noble of the Knights of the Round Table and
Arthur's closest friend!
At first glance it appeared that the female was much better prepared, since she came
to the interview in a very long flowing cape, with a whip & chair. She looked more like
a model than a trainer. The man's only distinguishing feature was a soggy cigar
stuffed between his cracked and leathery lips. The owner asked who would like to go
first, and the man said, "Ladies before Gentleman."
Young Arthur was horrified: She was hunchbacked and awfully hideous, had only one
tooth, smelled like sewage water, often made obscene noises... He had never run
across such a repugnant creature.
So the lady asked for her special music to be played, and once the music started she
entered the cage with a flurry of whip snapping. She motioned the attendant to
release the tiger. The tiger leapt into the cage snarling. The young lady threw aside
her whip, tossed back her cape and sat on the chair as naked as the day she was
born. The tiger then circled her, sniffing the air, then suddenly leaped toward her, put
its face between her legs and started licking. She threw back her head moaning,
holding the tiger by the ears with her thighs. She rode on the tiger's face all around
the cage. Then the owner looked at the man and said, "That's quite an act, think you
can do better than that?"
Gawain, upon learning of the proposal, spoke with Arthur. He told him that nothing
was too big of a sacrifice compared to Arthur's life and the preservation of the Round
Table. Hence, their wedding was proclaimed, and the witch answered Arthur's
question:
He refused to force his friend to marry her and have to endure such a burden.
What a woman really wants is to be able to be in charge of her own life.
Everyone instantly knew that the witch had uttered a great truth and that Arthur's life
would be spared. And so it went. The neighboring monarch spared Arthur's life and
granted him total freedom.
The man spit out his cigar, licked his lips and said, "No problem, just get that tiger out
of the cage!"
What a wedding Gawain and the witch had! Arthur was torn between relief and
anguish. Gawain was proper as always, gentle and courteous. The old witch put her
worst manners on display. She ate with her hands, belched and passed gas, and
made everyone uncomfortable.
What Do Women Really Want?
Young King Arthur was ambushed and imprisoned by the monarch of a neighboring
kingdom.
The wedding night approached: Gawain, steeling himself for a horrific night, entered
the bedroom. What a sight awaited! The most beautiful woman he'd ever seen lay
before him! Gawain was astounded and asked what had happened.
The monarch could have killed him, but was moved by Arthur's youthful happiness.
So he offered him freedom, as long as he could answer a very difficult question.
Arthur would have a year to figure out the answer; if, after a year, he still had no
answer, he would be killed.
The beauty replied that since he had been so kind to her (when she'd been a witch),
half the time she would be her horrible, deformed self, and the other half, she would
be her beautiful maiden self. Which would he want her to be during the day and which
during the night?
The question was: "What do women really want?"
What a cruel question! Gawain began to think of his predicament: during the day a
beautiful woman to show off to his friend, but at night, in the privacy of his home, an
old spooky witch? Or would he prefer having by day a hideous witch, but by night a
beautiful woman to enjoy many intimate moments?
Such a question would perplex even the most knowledgeable man, and, to young
Arthur, it seemed an impossible query. Since it was better than death, however, he
accepted the monarch's proposition to have an answer by year's end. He returned to
his kingdom and began to poll everybody: the princess, the prostitutes, the priests,
the wise men, the court jester.
What would *you* do?
In all, he spoke with everyone but no one could give him a satisfactory answer.
What Gawain chose follows below, but don't read until you've made your own choice.
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“The Answer”
Noble Gawain replied that he would let her choose for herself. Upon hearing this, she
announced that she would be beautiful all the time, because he had respected her
and had let her be in charge of her own life.
What is the moral of this story?
The moral is that it doesn't matter if your woman is pretty or ugly, smart or dumb.
Underneath it all, she's still a witch.
Two New Additions to the Periodic Table
Element Name:
WOMAN
Symbol:
WO
Atomic Weight:
(don't even go there)
For Married Folks…
You've all heard of the Air Force's ultra-high-security, super-secret base in Nevada,
known simply as "Area 51?"
Physical Properties: Generally round in form. Boils at nothing and may freeze at any
time. Melts whenever treated properly. Very bitter if mishandled.
Well, late one afternoon, the Air Force folks out at Area 51 were very surprised to see
a Cessna landing at their "secret" base.
They immediately impounded the aircraft and hauled the pilot into an interrogation
room. The pilot's story was that he took off from Vegas, got lost, and spotted the Base
just as he was about to run out of fuel. The Air Force started a full FBI background
check on the pilot and held him overnight during the investigation.
Chemical Properties: Very active. Highly unstable. Possesses strong affinity with
gold, silver, platinum and precious stones. Volatile when left alone. Able to absorb
great amounts of exotic food. Turns slightly green when placed next to a shinier
specimen.
By the next day, they were finally convinced that the pilot really was lost and wasn't a
spy. They gassed up his airplane, gave him a terrifying "you-did-not-see-a-base"
briefing, complete with threats of spending the rest of his life in prison, told him Vegas
was that-a-way on such-and-such a heading, and sent him on his way.
Usage: Highly ornamental. An extremely good catalyst for dispersion of wealth.
Probably the most powerful income-reducing agent known.
Caution: Highly explosive in inexperienced hands.
Element Name:
Symbol:
Atomic Weight:
The next day, to the total disbelief of the Air Force, the same Cessna showed up
again. Once again, the MP's surrounded the plane... only this time there were two
people in the plane.
MAN
XY
(180+/-50)
The same pilot jumped out and said, "Do anything you want to me, but my wife is in
the plane and you have to tell her where the hell I was last night!"
Physical Properties: Solid at room temperature but gets bent out of shape easily.
Fairly dense and sometimes flaky. Difficult to find a pure specimen. Due to rust,
aging samples are unable to conduct electricity as easily as young samples.
Men Know…
Men know... that Mother Nature's best aphrodisiac is still a naked woman.
Chemical Properties: Attempts to bond with WO any chance it can get. It tends to
form strong bonds with itself. Becomes explosive when mixed with Kl (Element:
Child) for prolonged period of time. Neutralize by saturating with alcohol.
Men know... that PMS is Mother Nature's way of telling you to get out of the house.
Usage: None known. Possibly good methane source. Good specimens are apt to
produce large quantities on command.
Men know... that if she looks like your mother, run.
Men know... that there are at least three sides to every story: his, hers, and the truth.
Caution: In the absence of WO, the element rapidly decomposes and begins to smell.
Men know... never to run away from a fight that you know you can win.
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Men know... that cats are evil and cannot be trusted.
Men know... how to change the toilet paper, but to do so would ruin the game.
"A guy came in for a fishing hook and you managed to sell him all of that?" asked the
manager.
Men know... exactly how much gas is left in the tank and how far that gas will get
them.
"No, he came in for a box of tampons, and I said 'Hell, your weekend is shot anyway,
why not do some fishing?'”
Men know... that directions are best left to the people that are lost.
How To Shower Like A Woman:
1. Take off clothing and place it in sectioned laundry hamper according to lights and
darks.
2. Walk to bathroom wearing long dressing gown.
If you see your
boyfriend/husband along the way, cover up any exposed flesh and rush to the
bathroom.
3. Look at your womanly physique in the mirror and stick out your gut so that you
can complain and whine even more about how you're getting fat.
4. Get in the shower. Look for facecloth, arm-cloth, leg-cloth, long loofah, wide
loofah and pumice stone.
5. Wash your hair once with Cucumber and Lamfrey shampoo with 83 added
vitamins.
6. Wash your hair again with Cucumber and Lamfrey shampoo with 83 added
vitamins.
7. Condition your hair with Cucumber and Lamfrey conditioner enhanced with
natural crocus oil. Leave on hair for 15 minutes.
8. Wash your face with crushed apricot facial scrub for 10 minutes until red raw.
9. Wash entire rest of body with Ginger Nut and Jaffa Cake body wash.
10. Rinse conditioner off hair (this takes at least fifteen minutes as you must make
sure that it has all come off).
11. Shave armpits and legs. Consider shaving bikini area but decide to get it waxed
instead.
12. Scream loudly when your boyfriend/husband flushes the toilet and you lose the
water pressure.
13. Turn off shower.
14. Squeegee off all wet surfaces in shower. Spray mold spots with Tilex.
15. Get out of shower. Dry with towel the size of a small African country. Wrap hair in
super absorbent second towel.
16. Check entire body for the remotest sign of a zit. Attack with nails/tweezers if
found.
17. Return to bedroom wearing long dressing gown and towel on head.
18. If you see your boyfriend/husband along the way, cover up any exposed and then
rush to bedroom to spend an hour and a half getting dressed.
Men know... that a woman will wear a low-cut dress and expect the man to stare at
her cleavage. Men also know that the woman will get ticked off when they do, for
reasons not totally clear to them.
Men know... that the reason men don't like cats is because they haven't found the
right recipe.
Men know... that there is no such thing as a sure thing, unless her name is Bambi.
Men know... that it's never a good idea to tell your father-in-law how good his
daughter is in bed.
Men know... that men are from here, and women are from way the hell over there.
Sales Job…
One day, a young man goes to apply for a sales job at a major department store. He
tells the sales manager that he doesn't really have any experience, but he is willing to
try his hardest to learn. The manager likes his attitude and decides to give the guy a
chance. At the close of business the next day, the sales manager decides to stop in
to see how the kid is doing on his first day. He asks, "How many sales did you have
today?"
The salesman answers, "One."
"How come only one," asks the manager. "Most of my salesman have 20-30 per day!
How much was the one sale you made?"
The salesman answers, "$333,344.00"
"WHAT!?! What did you sell?"
"Well, a guy wanted a small fishing hook, so I sold him a medium fishing hook, then I
sold him a large fishing hook. Then he needed a rod, so I sold him a light action rod,
then upgrade to a medium action rod, and then changed it to a fully balanced combo.
Then I told him he was going to need a boat, so I took him to the boating department
and sold him a 14’ motor boat, then upgraded him to a 20’ cabin cruiser. Then I told
him that his Volkswagen wouldn't be able to tow the boat, so I took him to the car
department and sold him a sport utility vehicle."
How To Shower Like A Man
1. Take off clothes while sitting on the edge of the bed and leave them in a pile.
2. Walk naked to the bathroom. If you see your girlfriend/wife along the way, flash
her making the "woo, woo" sound.
3. Look at your manly physique in the mirror and suck in your gut to see your pecks.
Admire the size of your wiener in the mirror, scratch your balls.
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Get in the shower.
Don't bother to look for a washcloth. (you don't use one).
Wash your face.
Wash your armpits.
Crack up at how loud your fart sounds in the shower.
Wash your privates and surrounding area.
Wash your ass, leaving hair on the soap bar.
Shampoo your hair. (do not use conditioner).
Make a shampoo Mohawk.
Pull back shower curtain and look at yourself in the mirror.
Rinse off and get out of the shower. Fail to notice water on the floor because you
left the curtain hanging out of the tub when you checked your Mohawk.
Partial dry off.
Look at yourself in the mirror, flex muscles. Admire wiener size.
Leave shower curtain open and wet bath mat on the floor.
Leave bathroom fan and light on.
Return to the bedroom with towel around your waist. If you pass your
girlfriend/wife, pull off the towel, grab your wiener, go "Yeah baby" and thrust
your pelvis at her.
Throw wet towel on the bed. Take 2 minutes to get dressed.
and fussy. It's always well to impress upon older women the importance of
friendliness and courtesy.
3.
General experience indicates that "husky" girls, those who are just a little on the
heavy side, are more even tempered and efficient than their underweight sisters.
4.
Retain a physician to give each woman you hire a special physical examination,
one covering female conditions. This step not only protects the property against
the possibilities of lawsuit, but reveals whether the employee-to-be has any
female weaknesses which would make her mentally or physically unfit for the job.
5.
Stress at the outset the importance of time: The fact that a minute or two lost
here and there makes serious inroads on schedules. Until this point is gotten
across, service is likely to be slowed up.
6.
Give the female employee a definite day long schedule of duties so that they'll
keep busy without bothering the management for instructions every few minutes.
Numerous properties say that women make excellent workers when they have
their jobs cut out for them, but that they lack initiative in finding work themselves.
7.
Whenever possible, let the inside employee change from one job to another at
some time during the day. Women are inclined to be less nervous and happier
with change.
8.
Give every girl an adequate number of rest periods during the day. You have to
make some allowances for feminine psychology. A girl has more confidence and
is more efficient if she can keep her hair tidied, apply fresh lipstick and wash her
hands several times a day.
9.
Be tactful when issuing instructions or in making criticisms. Women are often
sensitive; they can't shrug off harsh words the way men do. Never ridicule a
woman… It breaks her spirit and cuts off her efficiency.
And Vania adds: My only problem with the above listing for men is this: The man has
to do the entire shower bit with cold water because the wife drained the entire city's
water supply for hot water!
Eleven Tips on Getting More Efficiency Out of Women Employees
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WAS WRITTEN IN 1943!!
The following is an excerpt from the July 1943 issue of Transportation Magazine. This
was serious and written for male supervisors of women in the work force during World
War II, a mere 56 years ago! Obviously, the intent was not to be funny, but by today's
standards, this is hilarious! For you women with efficiency issues, pay attention to #8.
10. Be reasonably considerate about using strong language around women. Even
though a girl's husband or father may swear vociferously, she'll grow to dislike a
place of business where she hears too much of this.
There's no longer any question whether transit companies should hire women for jobs
formerly held by men. The draft and manpower shortage has settled that point. The
important things now are to select the most efficient women available and how to use
them to the best advantage. Here are eleven helpful tips on the subject from Western
Properties:
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11. Get enough size variety in operator's uniforms so that each girl can have a
proper fit. This point can't be stressed too much in keeping women happy.
Pick young married women. They usually have more of a sense of responsibility
than their unmarried sisters, they're less likely to be flirtatious, they need the work
or they wouldn't be doing it, they still have the pep and interest to work hard and
to deal with the public efficiently.
Q & A…
1. Q: What's the difference between a girlfriend and a wife? A: 45 pounds.
2. Q: What's the difference between a boyfriend and a husband? A: 45 minutes.
3. Q: What is it when a man talks nasty to a woman? A: Sexual harassment.
4. Q: What is it when a woman talks nasty to a man? A: $3.99 a minute.
5. Q: How can you tell if your wife is dead? A: The sex is the same but the dishes
pile up.
When you have to use older women, try to get ones who have worked outside
the home at some time in their lives. Older women who have never contacted the
public have a hard time adapting themselves and are inclined to be cantankerous
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Q: How can you tell if your husband is dead? A: The sex is the same but you get
the remote.
Q: What's it called when a woman is paralyzed from the waist down? A:
Marriage.
Q: If your wife keeps coming out of the kitchen to nag you, what have you done
wrong? A: Made her chain too long.
Q: How many men does it take to change a light bulb? A: None, they just sit there
in the dark and complain.
Q. What's the fastest way to a man's heart? A: Through his chest with a sharp
knife.
Q. Why are men and parking spaces alike? A: Because all the good ones are
gone and the only ones left are disabled.
Q. What have men and floor tiles got in common? A: If you lay them properly the
first time, you can walk all over them for life.
Q. What is the difference between a man and a catfish? A: One is a bottomfeeding scum-sucker and the other is a fish.
Q. Why do men want to marry virgins? A. They can't stand criticism.
Q. Why is it so hard for women to find men that are sensitive, caring, and goodlooking? A: Because those men already have boyfriends.
Q. What is a man's view of safe sex? A: A padded headboard.
Q. How do men sort their laundry? A: Filthy and Filthy but Wearable.
Q. Why were men given larger brains than dogs? A: So they wouldn't hump
women's legs at cocktail parties.
Q. Do you know why women fake orgasm? A: Because men fake foreplay.
Q. What's the difference between a new husband and a new dog? A: After a
year, the dog is still excited to see you.
Q. What makes men chase women they have no intention of marrying? A: The
same urge that makes dogs chase cars they have no intention of driving.
Q. What is the biggest problem for an atheist? A: No one to talk to during
orgasm.
Q. What do you call a smart blonde? A: A golden retriever.
Q. What do you call an Amish guy with his hand up a horse's ass? A: A
mechanic!
Q. Who is the most popular guy at the nudist colony? A: The guy who can carry
a cup of coffee in each hand and a dozen donuts.
Q. Who is the most popular girl at the nudist colony? A: She is the one who can
eat the last donut!
Q. Why does the bride always wear white? A: Because it is good for the
dishwasher to match the stove and refrigerator.
Q. What is the difference between a battery and a woman? A: A battery has a
positive side.
Q. A brunette, a blonde, and a redhead are all in fifth grade. Who has the biggest
tits? A: The blonde, because she should be in tenth grade.
Q. Do you know the punishment for bigamy? A: Two mothers-in-law!
Q: What's the difference between a porcupine and a BMW? A: The porcupine
has pricks on the outside.
Q: Why did God create alcohol? A: So ugly people have a chance to have sex.
33. Q: What's the definition of mixed emotions? A: When you see your mother-in-law
backing off a cliff in your new car.
34. Q: What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 50? A: Your Honor.
35. Q: Moms have Mother's Day, fathers have Father's Day. What do single guys
have? A: Palm Sunday.
36. Q: Why does Mike Tyson cry during sex? A: Mace will do that to you.
Women and Cars
I was riding to work yesterday when I observed a female driver cut right in front of a
pickup truck causing him to have to drive on to the shoulder. This evidently pissed the
driver off enough that he hung his head out his window and flipped the woman off.
"Man, that guy is stupid" I thought to myself. I ALWAYS smile nicely and wave in a
sheepish manner whenever a female does anything to me in traffic and here's why:
I drive 38 miles each way every day to work, that's 76 miles. Of these, 16 miles each
way is bumper-to-bumper. Most of the bumper-to-bumper is on an 8-lane highway so
if you just look at the 7 lanes I am not in, that means I pass something like a new car
every 40 feet per lane. That's 7 cars every 40 feet for 32 miles. That works out to be
982 cars every mile, or 31,424 cars.
Even though the rest of the 34 miles is not bumper to bumper. I figure I pass at least
another 4000 cars. That brings the number to something like 36,000 cars I pass every
day. Statistically half of these are driven by females, that's 18,000.
In any given group of females 1 in 28 are having the worst day of their period. That's
642. According to Cosmopolitan, 70% describe their love life as dissatisfying or
unrewarding, that's 449. According to the National Institutes of Health, 22% of all
females have seriously considered suicide or homicide, that's 98. And 34% describe
men as their biggest problem, that's 33.
According to the National Rifle Association 5% of all females carry weapons and this
number is increasing. That means that EVERY SINGLE DAY, I drive past at least one
female that has a lousy love life, thinks men are her biggest problem, has seriously
considered suicide or homicide, is having the worst day of her period, and is armed.
No matter what she does in traffic, I wouldn't DREAM of flipping her off.
Dinner Out
A husband and wife were having dinner at a very fine restaurant when this absolutely
stunning young woman comes over to their table, gives the husband a big open
mouthed kiss, then says she'll see him later and walks away.
The wife glares at her husband and says, "Who was THAT?"
"Oh," replies the husband, "she's my mistress."
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disease, providing an infinite supply of clean energy, wiping out hunger and
poverty, and permanently eliminating oppression and violence all over the entire
Earth. You decide to:
A. Present it to the President
B. Present it to the Secretary General of the United Nations.
C. Take it apart.
"Well, that's the last straw," says the wife. "I've had enough, I want a divorce!"
"I can understand that," replies her husband, "but remember, if we get a divorce it will
mean no more shopping trips to Paris, no more wintering in Barbados, no more
summers in Tuscany, no more Infiniti or Lexus in the garage and no more yacht club.
But the decision is, of course, yours."
2.
As you grow older, what lost quality of your youthful life do you miss the most?
A.
Innocence.
B.
Idealism.
C.
Going into the ladies room with your mom.
3.
When is it okay to kiss another male?
A.
When you wish to display simple and pure affection without
regard for narrow-minded social conventions.
B.
When he is the pope (Not on the lips).
C.
When he is your brother and you are Al Pacino and this is the
only really sportsman-like way to let him know that, for business reasons,
you have to have him killed.
4.
What about hugging another male?
A.
If he's your father and at least one of you has a fatal disease.
B.
If you're performing the Heimlich maneuver.
C.
If you're a professional baseball player and a teammate hits a
homerun to win the World Series, you may hug him provided that: (1) He is
legally within the base path, (2) Both of you are wearing sufficient
protection, and (3) You also pound him fraternally with your fist hard enough
to cause fractures.
5.
In your opinion, the ideal pet is:
A.
A dog.
B.
A cat.
C.
A dog that eats cats.
6.
You have been seeing a woman for several years. She's attractive and
intelligent, and you always enjoy being with her. One leisurely Sunday afternoon
the two of you are taking it easy - you're watching a football game; she's reading
the papers - when she suddenly, out of the clear blue sky, tells you that she
thinks she really loves you, but, she can no longer bear the uncertainty of not
knowing where your relationship is going. She says she's not asking whether you
want to get married; only whether you believe that you have some kind of future
together. What do you say?
A.
That you sincerely believe the two of you do have a future, but
you don't want to rush it.
B.
That although you also have strong feelings for her, you can not
honestly say that you'll be ready anytime soon to make a lasting
commitment, and you don't want to hurt her by holding out false hope.
Just then, a mutual friend enters the restaurant with a gorgeous babe on his arm.
"Who's that woman with Jim?" asks the wife. "That's HIS mistress," says the husband.
After a moment she turns and smiles to him, "Ours is prettier."
Bitch
Some friends were sitting at the bar talking about their professions. The first guy says,
"I'm a Y.U.P.P.I.E, you know... Young, Urban, Professional, Peaceful; Intelligent;
Ecologist"
The second guy says, "I'm a D.I.N.K, you know... Double Income, No Kids."
The third guy says, "I'm a R.U.B., you know... Rich, Urban, Biker."
They turn to the woman and ask her, "What are you?"
She replies, "I'm a WIFE, you now... Wash, Iron, F???, Etc."
A second gal answers their question before they even ask it:
"BITCH."
"So, just exactly what is a BITCH?” they ask in unison.
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I- IN
T- TOTAL
C- CONTROL of
H- Herself
Real Man Test
NOTE: "Real men" answer "C" to each of the following questions.
1.
Alien beings from a highly advanced society visit the Earth, and you are the first
human they encounter. As a token of intergalactic friendship, they present you
with a small but incredibly sophisticated device that is capable of curing all
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C.
That you cannot believe the Jets called a draw play on third and
seventeen.
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"Oh, mama," she replied, "the honeymoon was wonderful! So romantic..."
Suddenly she burst out crying. "But, mama, as soon as we returned Sam started
using the most horrible language...things I'd never heard before! I mean, all these
awful 4-letter words! You've got to come get me and take me home... Please mama!"
Okay, so you have decided that you truly love a woman and you want to spend
the rest of your life with her - sharing the joys and the sorrows, the world has to
offer, come what may. How do you tell her?
A.
You take her to a nice restaurant and tell her after dinner.
B.
You take her for a walk on a moonlit beach, and you say her
name, and when she turns to you, with the sea breeze blowing her hair and
the stars in her eyes, you tell her.
C.
Tell her what?
"Sarah, Sarah," her mother said, "calm down! Tell me, what could be so awful? What
4-letter words?"
"Please don't make me tell you, mama," wept the daughter, "I'm so embarrassed
they're just too awful! Come get me, please!"
One weekday morning your wife wakes up feeling ill and asks you to get your
three children ready for school. Your first question to her is:
A.
"Do they need to eat or anything?"
B.
"They're in school already?"
C.
"There are three of them?"
"Darling, baby, you must tell me what has you so upset...
Tell your mother these horrible 4-letter words!"
Still sobbing, the bride said, "Oh, mama...words like DUST, WASH, IRON, COOK...!"
When is it okay to throw away a set of veteran underwear?
A.
When it has turned the colour of a dead whale and developed
new holes so large that you're not sure which ones were originally intended
for your legs.
B.
When it is down to eight loosely connected underwear molecules
and has to be handled with tweezers.
C.
It is never okay to throw away veteran underwear. A real guy
checks the garbage regularly in case somebody-and we are not naming
names, but this would be his wife-is quietly trying to discard his underwear,
which she is frankly jealous of, because the guy seems to have a more
intimate relationship with it than with her.
Women and Men
WOMEN
Women are honest, loyal, and forgiving. They are smart, knowing that knowledge is
power. But they still know how to use their softer side to make a point.
Women want to be the best for their family, their friends, and themselves. Their
hearts break when a friend dies. They have sorrow at the loss of a family member,
yet they are strong when they think there is no strength left.
A woman can make a romantic evening unforgettable. Women come in all sizes, in all
colors and shapes.
10. What, in your opinion, is the most reasonable explanation for the fact that Moses
led the Israelites all over the place for forty years before they finally got to the
Promised Land?
A.
He was being tested.
B.
He wanted them to really appreciate the Promised Land when
they finally got there.
C.
He refused to ask for directions.
They live in homes, apartments and cabins. They drive, fly, walk, run or e-mail you to
show how much they care about you.
The heart of a woman is what makes the world spin! Women do more than just give
birth. They bring joy and hope. They give compassion and ideals.
They give moral support to their family and friends.
11. What is the human race's single greatest achievement?
A.
Democracy.
B.
Religion.
C.
Remote control.
And all they want back is a hug, a smile and for you to do the same to people you
come in contact with.
MEN
Men are good at lifting heavy stuff and fixing things.
Four-Letter Words
A young couple got married and left on their honeymoon. When they got back, the
bride immediately called her mother. Her mother asked, "How was the honeymoon?"
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Mother’s Wisdom
My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE - "If you're going to kill
each other, do it outside - I just finished cleaning!"
before crashing. He wanted to alert the passengers so they each could make their
own peace.
Immediately, a woman jumped up in the aisle, turned to face the other passengers
and ripped off all of her clothes. She yelled to the others "Is there a man here that
can make me feel like a real woman in just 10 minutes?" A few rows back a man
stepped into the aisle, pulled off his shirt and threw it at the naked woman and yelled
"iron this!"
My mother taught me RELIGION - "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."
My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL: "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to
knock you into the middle of next week!"
My mother taught me LOGIC: "Because I said so, that's why."
Survey…
A recent survey was conducted to discover why men get out of bed in the middle of
the night...
My mother taught me FORESIGHT - "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case
you're in an accident."
My mother taught me IRONY - "Keep laughing and I'll *give* you something to cry
about."
~ 5% said it was to get a glass of water...
~ 12% said it was to go to the toilet...
~ 83% said it was to go home
My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS - "Shut your mouth and eat
your supper!"
Men and Women…
One day, three men were hiking and unexpectedly came upon a large raging, violent
river. They needed to get to the other side, but had no idea of how to do so.
My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM - "Will you *look* at the dirt on the
back of your neck!"
My mother taught me about STAMINA - "You'll sit there 'til all that spinach is finished."
The first man prayed to God, saying, "Please God, give me the strength to cross this
river." Poof! God gave him big arms and strong legs, and he was able to swim across
the river in about two hours, after almost drowning a couple of times.
My mother taught me about WEATHER - "It looks as if a tornado swept through your
room."
Seeing this, the second man prayed to God, saying, "Please God, give me the
strength and the tools to cross this river."
My mother taught me how to solve PHYSICS PROBLEMS - "If I yelled because I saw
a meteor coming toward you; would you listen then?"
Poof! God gave him a rowboat and he was able to row across the river in about an
hour, after almost capsizing the boat a couple of times.
My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY - "If I've told you once, I've told you a
million times - Don't Exaggerate!!!"
My mother taught me THE CIRCLE OF LIFE - "I brought you into this world, and I can
take you out."
The third man had seen how this worked out for the other two, so he also prayed to
God saying, "Please God, give me the strength and the tools...and the intelligence...
to cross this river."
My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION - "Stop acting like your
father!"
And poof! God turned him into a woman. She looked at the map, hiked upstream a
couple of hundred yards, then walked across the bridge.
My mother taught me about ENVY - "There are millions of less fortunate children in
this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do!"
Marriage or Jail
A woman awoke during the night to find that her husband was not in bed. She put on
her robe and went downstairs. He was sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee
in front of him. He appeared to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She saw
him wipe a tear from his eye and take a sip of his coffee.
Another Airplane Story
The pilot announced to the passengers on the flight that the plane was having
mechanical difficulties and they could only stay up in the air about 10 more minutes
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"What's the matter, dear?" she whispered as she stepped into the room.
No one moves.
"Why are you down here at this time of night?"
He removes his shirt. Muscles ripple across his chest. As he reaches her, he extends
the arm holding his shirt out to the trembling woman, and whispers, "Iron this."
The husband looked up from his coffee. "Do you remember 20 years ago when we
were dating, and you were only 16?" he asked.
"Yes I do" she replied.
Pre-Nuptial Agreement
A secretary for a foreign embassy was entertaining a wealthy foreign ambassador
during lunch at a very expensive restaurant in uptown New York. The ambassador
was so enthralled by the beauty and presence of this secretary that he asked her to
marry him. The secretary was startled, but remembered that her boss told her never
to insult foreign dignitaries, so she decided to let him down easy. "I'll only marry you
under three conditions." "Anything, anything," said the ambassador. "First, you must
buy me a 14-karat gold wedding band with a 72 carat diamond, along with a 28 inch
studded matching necklace for our engagement." Without hesitation, the ambassador
picked up his cellular phone, called his personal accountant, told him the instructions,
and said, "Yes, yes, I buy, I buy!" The secretary thought that her first request was too
easy, so she thought of a more difficult situation.
The husband paused. The words were not coming easily. "Do you remember when
your father caught us in the back seat of my car making love?"
"Yes, I remember" said the wife, lowering herself into a chair beside him.
The husband continued. "Do you remember when he shoved the shotgun in my face
and said, 'Either you marry my daughter, or I'll send you to jail for 20 years?"
"I remember that too" she replied softly.
He wiped another tear from his cheek and said, "I would have gotten out today."
"Second, I want you to build me a 58-acre mansion in the richest part of the Poconos
along with a 40 acre summer home in the sweetest vineyards of France." The
ambassador picked up his phone, called his personal broker in New York, then called
another broker in France, and after his quick conversation, he said, "Yes, yes, I build,
I build!" The secretary was very startled, and knew she must think of a final request
that would be impossible to live up to.
Feel Like A Woman
So, this man is walking down the street and a hooker starts hitting on him.
"Go away!" he says.
"I'll do things for you that your wife will never do! She wouldn't think of doing these
things..."
"Finally," she said. "I'll only marry you if you have a 10 inch penis." A sad face befell
the ambassador, and he cupped his face in his hands. After weeping in his native
language for a few minutes, the ambassador slowly lifted his head and said, "Ok, ok, I
cut, I cut!"
"OK!" he says. "What do you charge to iron shirts?"
Feel Like A Woman Again
On a recent transatlantic flight, a plane passes through a severe storm. The
turbulence is awful. Suddenly one wing is struck by lightning. A woman on the plane
starts to lose it. She stands up in the front of the plane screaming,
The Good Wife Guide
(This is an actual extract from a Home Economics textbook printed in 1961.)
Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready
on time for his return from work. This is a way of letting him know that you have been
thinking about him and are concerned about his needs.
"I'm too young to die!" Then she yells, "Well, if I'm going to die, I want my last minutes
to be memorable! Is there ANYONE on this plane who can make me feel like a
WOMAN?"
Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good meal
(especially his favourite dish) is part of the warm welcome needed.
For a moment there is silence. Everyone has forgotten their own peril. They all stare,
riveted, at the desperate woman in the front of the plane.
Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you will be refreshed when he arrives.
Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking. He has just
been with a lot of work weary people. Be a little gay and a little more interesting for
him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
Then a man stands up in the rear of the plane. "I can make you feel like a woman," he
says. He is gorgeous, tall, built, with long, flowing black hair and jet black eyes. He
starts to walk slowly up the aisle, unbuttoning his shirt... one button at a time.
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Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just
before your husband arrives. Gather up school books, toys, papers, etc., and then run
a dust cloth over the tables.
Once you have both retired to the bedroom prepare yourself for bed as promptly as
possible. Whilst feminine hygiene is of the utmost importance your tired husband
does not want to queue for the bathroom as he would have to do for his train. But
remember to look your best when going to bed. Try to achieve a look that is
welcoming without being obvious. If you need to apply face-cream or hair-rollers wait
until he is asleep as this can be shocking to a man last thing at night.
During the colder months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to
unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order and it will
give you a lift too. After all, catering for his comfort will provide you with immense
personal satisfaction.
When it comes to the possibility of intimate relations with your husband it is important
to remember your marriage vows and in particular your commitment to obey him. If he
feels that he needs to sleep immediately then so be it.
Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or
vacuum. Try to encourage the children to be quiet. Be happy to see him. Greet him
with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
In all things be led by your husband's wishes, do not pressure him in any way to
stimulate intimacy.
Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of
his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first, remember his topics of conversation are
more important than yours. Make the evening his.
Should your husband suggest congress then accede humbly all the while being
mindful that a man's satisfaction is more important than a woman's. When he
reaches his moment of fulfillment a small moan from yourself is encouraging to him
and quite sufficient to indicate any enjoyment that you may have had.
Never complain if he comes home late or goes out to dinner or other places of
entertainment without you. Instead, try to understand his world of strain and pressure
and his very real need to be at home and relax.
Should your husband suggest any of the more unusual practices be obedient and
uncomplaining but register any reluctance by remaining silent. It is likely that your
husband will then fall promptly asleep so adjust your clothing, freshen up and apply
your night time face and hair care products. You may then set the alarm so that you
can arise shortly before him in the morning. This will enable you to have his morning
cup of tea ready when he awakes.
Try to make sure your home is a place of peace, order and tranquility where your
husband can renew himself in body and spirit.
Don't greet him with complaints and problems. Don't complain if he's late home for
dinner, or even stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might
have gone through that day. Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a
comfortable chair or have him lie down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink
ready for him. Arrange the pillow and offer to take off his shoes.
Priceless...
This is a true story about a recent wedding that took place at Clemson University:
Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice. Don't ask him questions about his
actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the
house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness.
It was a huge wedding with about 300 guests. After the wedding, during the
reception, the groom got up on stage at the microphone to talk to the crowd.
Once he has had a chance to have his evening meal clear the dishes and wash up
promptly. If your husband should offer to help decline his offer as he may feel obliged
to repeat this offer and after a long working day he does not need the extra work.
He said that he wanted to thank everyone for coming, many from long distances, to
support them at their wedding. He especially wanted to thank the Bride's and
Groom's families for coming and to thank his new father-in-law for providing such a
fabulous reception. To thank everyone for coming and bringing gifts and everything,
he said he wanted to give everyone a special gift from just himself.
Encourage your husband to pursue his hobbies and interests and be supportive
without seeming to encroach. If you have any little hobbies yourself try not to bore
him speaking of these, as women's interests are often rather trivial compared to
men's.
So taped to the bottom of everyone's chair was a manila envelope, including the
wedding party. He said that this was his gift to everyone, and told everyone to open
the envelopes.
At the end of the evening tidy the home ready for the morning and again think ahead
to his breakfast needs. Your husband's breakfast is vital if he is to face the outside
world in a positive fashion.
Inside each manila envelope was an 8 X 10 picture of his best man having sex with
the bride. He had gotten suspicious of the two of them and hired a private detective
to trail them weeks prior to the wedding.
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After he stood there and watched the people's reactions for a couple of minutes, he
turned to the best man and said, "F--- You!" He turned to his bride and said, "F--You!" and then he turned to the dumbfounded crowd and said, "I'm out of here."
When I turned 31, I found a smart ambitious girl with her feet planted firmly on the
ground and married her. She was so ambitious that she divorced me and took
everything I owned.
He had the marriage annulled first thing that Monday morning.
I am now over 40 and just looking for a girl with very big tits.
While most of us would have broken off the engagement immediately after finding out
about the affair, this guy goes through with it anyway, as if nothing was wrong.
His revenge: Making the bride's parents pay over $32,000 for 300 guests for a
wedding and reception. Letting everyone know exactly what did happen.
The Bullfrog
A woman went into a store to buy her husband a pet for his birthday. After looking
around, she found that all the pets were very expensive. She told the clerk she
wanted to buy a pet, but she didn't want to spend a fortune.
And best of all, trashing the bride's and best man's reputations in front of all of their
friends and their entire families.
"Well", said the clerk, "I have a very large bullfrog -- they say it's been trained to do
blowjobs."
This guy has balls the size of church bells.
"Blowjobs?" the woman replied.
Do you think we might see one of those MasterCard "Priceless" commercials out of
this?
"It hasn't been proven, but we've sold 30 of them this month", he said. The woman
thought it would be a great gag gift and what if it's true... no more blowjobs for her!
Elegant wedding for 300 family and guest $32,000
She bought the frog. When she explained froggy's ability to her husband, he was
extremely skeptical and laughed it off. The woman went to bed happy, thinking she
may never need to perform this less than riveting act again.
Photographers for the wedding $3,000
Deluxe Honeymoon accommodations in Maui for 2 weeks $8,500
In the middle of the night, she was awakened by the noise of pots and pans flying
everywhere, making hellacious banging and crashing sounds.
The look on everyone's faces after seeing a photo of the Bride and the Best Man
having sex... PRICELESS!
She ran downstairs to the kitchen, only to find her husband and the Frog reading
cookbooks. "What are you two doing at this hour?" she asked. The husband replied,
"If I can teach this frog to cook, your ass is outta here."
My Life Story...
When I was 14, I hoped that one day I would have a girlfriend.
Butlers Nite Off
A wealthy couple had planned to go out for the evening. The woman of the house
decided to give their butler, Jerves, the rest of the night off. She said they would be
home very late, and that he should just enjoy his evening.
When I was 16, I got a girlfriend, but there was no passion. So I decided I needed a
passionate girl with a zest for life. In college I dated a passionate girl, but she was too
emotional. Everything was an emergency, she was a drama queen, cried all the time
and threatened suicide. So I decided I needed a girl with stability.
As it turned out, however, the wife wasn't having a good time at the party, so she
came home early, alone. Her husband had to stay there, as several of his important
clients were there.
When I was 25, I found a very stable girl but she was boring. She was totally
predictable and never got excited about anything. Life became so dull that I decided I
needed a girl with some excitement.
As the woman walked into her house, she saw Jerves sitting by himself in the dining
room. She called for him to follow her, and led him into the master bedroom. She
then closed and locked the door.
When I was 28, I found an exciting girl, but I couldn't keep up with
her. She rushed from one thing to another, never settling on anything. She did mad
impetuous things and flirted with everyone she met. She made me miserable as
often as happy. She was great fun initially and very energetic, but directionless. So I
decided to find a girl with some ambition.
She looked at him and smiled. "Jerves," she said. "Take off my dress." He did this
carefully. "Jerves," she continued, "Take off my stockings and garter." He silently
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obeyed her. "Jerves," she then said, "Remove my bra and panties." As he did this,
the tension continued to mount.
Send her on her way and never have to hear her complain: PRICELESS!
She looked at him and then said, "Jerves, if I ever catch you wearing my clothes
again, you're fired!"
1234…
After a few years of married life, this guy finds that he is unable to perform anymore.
He goes to his doctor, and his doctor tries a few things but nothing works.
Man Jokes
How many men does it take to open a beer?
None. It should be opened by the time she brings it.
Finally the doctor says to him "this is all in your mind", and refers him to a psychiatrist.
After a few visits to the shrink, the shrink confesses: "I am at a loss as to how you
could possibly be cured."
Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman?
Because a woman who can't even afford a washing machine will never be able to
support you.
Finally the psychiatrist refers him to a witch doctor.
The witch doctor tells, "I can cure this", and throws some powder on a flame, and
there is a flash with billowing blue smoke...
Why do women have smaller feet than men?
So they can stand closer to the sink.
The witch doctor says "This is powerful healing but you can only use it once a year!
All you have to do is say '123' and it shall rise for as long as you wish!"
How do you fix a woman's watch?
You don't! There's a clock on the oven.
The guy then asks the witch doctor, "What happens when it's over?"
How do you know when a woman's about to say something smart?
When she starts her sentence with "A man once told me..."
The witch doctor says, "all you have to say is '1234' and it will go down. But be
warned it will not work again for a year!"
All wives are alike, but they have different faces so you can tell them apart.
The guy goes home and that night he is ready to surprise his wife with the good
news... So, he is lying in bed with her and says "123" and suddenly he becomes
aroused.
What's worse than a Male Chauvinist Pig?
A woman that won't do what she's told.
Scientists have discovered a food that diminishes a woman's sex drive by 90%...
Wedding cake!
His wife turns over and says, "What did you say '123' for?"
Florida Vacation
Consider the case of the Illinois man who left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a
vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him
there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick email. Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her e-mail address,
he did his best to type it in from memory. Unfortunately, he missed one letter and his
note was directed instead to an elderly preacher's wife, whose husband had passed
away only the day before. When the grieving widow checked her e-mail, she took
one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell to the floor in a dead faint.
At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen:
The MasterCard Commercial All Men Are Waiting For:
Cover charge: $15.00
Round of drinks: $23.00
Table dance: $30.00
Another round of drinks: $23.00
Couch dance and tips: $50.00
A round of shots: $34.00
Dearest Wife,
Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow.
Private dance in your hotel room: $300.00
Your Loving Husband
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PS. Sure is HOT down here.
"While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up
energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of
disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her that if she did not start behaving
right NOW, she would be punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said
in a voice just as threatening, 'If you don't let me go right NOW, I will tell Grandma
that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!' "The silence was deafening after
this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers stopped what they were doing! I
mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in
tow. The last thing I heard when the door closed behind me were screams of
laughter"
-Amy Richardson; Stafford, Virginia
Marriages
If Olivia Newton-John married Wayne Newton, then divorced him to marry Elton John,
she'd be Olivia Newton-John Newton John.
If Olivia Newton-John married Boutros-Boutros Ghali, then divorced him to marry
Kenny G., she could go by Olivia Newton-John Ghali G., or she could shorten it to O.
Ghali G. or just O. G.
If Yoko Ono married Sonny Bono, she'd be Yoko Ono Bono.
"It was the day before my eighteenth birthday. I was living at home, but my parents
had gone out for the evening, so I invited my girlfriend over for a romantic night alone.
As we lay in bed after making love, we heard the telephone ring downstairs. I
suggested to my girlfriend that I give her a piggyback ride to the phone. Since we
didn't want to miss the call, we didn't have time to get dressed. When we got to the
bottom of the stairs, the lights suddenly came on and a whole crowd of people yelled,
'SURPRISE!' My entire family - aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, - and all my
friends were standing there! My girlfriend and I were frozen in a state of shock and
embarrassment for what seemed like an eternity. “Since then, no one in my family
has planned a surprise party again."
-Tim Cahill; Poughkeepsie, New York
If Bea Arthur married Sting, she'd be Bea Sting.
If Cat Stevens married Snoop Doggy Dogg (hey! it's the '90's!) he'd be Cat Doggy
Dogg. Or if Snoop Doggy Dogg married Winnie the Pooh, he'd be Snoop Doggy Dogg
Pooh.
If Sondra Locke married Elliott Ness, then divorced him to marry Herman Munster,
she'd become Sondra Locke Ness Munster.
If Liv Ullman married Judge Lance Ito, then divorced him and married Jerry Mathers,
she might go by Liv Ito Beaver.
One of the funniest "most-embarrassing-moment" stories I've come upon in a long
time was about a lady who picked up several items at a discount store. When she
finally got up to the checker, she learned that one of her items had no price tag.
Imagine her embarrassment when the checker got on the intercom and boomed out
for all the store to hear, "PRICE CHECK ON LANE THIRTEEN, TAMPAX,
SUPERSIZE." If that was bad enough, somebody at the rear of the store apparently
misunderstood the word "Tampax" for "THUMBTACKS." In a business-like tone, a
voice boomed back over the intercom. "DO YOU WANT THE KIND YOU PUSH IN
WITH YOUR THUMB OR THE KIND YOU POUND IN WITH A HAMMER?"
If Javier Lopez married Keiko the whale, and Edith Piaf married Rose Tu the
elephant, they would be Javier Keiko and Edith Tu.
If Ivana Trump married, in succession, Orson Bean (actor), King Oscar (of Norway),
Louis B. Mayer (of MGM), and Norbert Wiener (mathematician), she would then be
Ivana Bean Oscar Mayer Wiener.
Embarrassing Moments
The following are the first three winners of a Most Embarrassing Moment's Contest in
New Woman Magazine.
Covering Up The Truth
Some people tend to cover up the truth when they show up in public with a black eye,
broken arm, or using crutches, and then try to explain what happened. Elaborate
stories are concocted, but nearly every time, the truth comes out, sometimes quite
soon and sometimes years later.
"It was Christmas Eve, and I was on my feet all day working behind the cosmetics
counter. I decided I would find a place to sit for a moment. I spied a tall plastic
trashcan and plopped down, resting my feet on a cardboard box. I allowed my body
to ease into the can. About that time a few customers came to the register to check
out, but I couldn't get out of the trashcan. I was stuck; I couldn't believe it. The
customers came around the counter to help me - some pulled my arms while others
held the can. Then my manager came to the counter, wanting to know what was
going on. He said he was going to call the fire department, who blasted in with sirens
and lights. My hips had created a vacuum, so they had to cut me out of the trash can
with a giant pair of scissors."
-Linda Evans; Winter Park, Florida
One young man now confesses that several years ago he went to a family reunion
with extremely red ears and had a heck of a time trying to explain how it occurred, but
he never did admit they were burned.
Burned! How was the natural question. His ears had gotten burned during one of
those long, lazy weekends of nothing but football watching & beer drinking. "I was
deeply engrossed in the game, and my wife was ironing nearby. She left the room,
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leaving the iron near the telephone. The phone rang. Keeping my eyes glued to the
TV set, I grabbed the hot iron and put it to my ear, thinking it was the phone. So how
did both ears get burned? "I hadn't anymore than hung up when the man called
back."
bleeding from slamming his head into the underside of the car when he got zipped by
surprise.
----------------------Then there was the young couple who had a terrific argument one morning before
leaving for work. The wife couldn't get her dress zipped up in back, so she backed up
to her husband and motioned to her zipper. I'll show you zipping, he thought, and
brusquely whipped it up & down until it broke. He had to cut her out of her favorite
dress, which didn't make her any happier with him.
Our story is not complete without telling of a man who could not give a convincing
explanation about his broken arm. He kept muttering about trying to stick his arm
through his car window that he thought was down.
-----------------------
That's the public version. In private he confesses that it happened when his wife
brought some potted plants inside that had been out on the patio all day. A garter
snake had hidden in one of the pots and later slithered out across the floor where the
wife had spotted it. "I was in the bathtub when I heard her scream," he related. "I
thought she was being murdered, so I jumped out to go help her & didn't even grab a
towel. When I ran into the living room, she yelled that a snake was under the couch. I
got down on my hands & knees to look for it, and my dog came up behind me and
cold-nosed me. I guess I thought it was the snake and I fainted. My wife thought I'd
had a heart attack and called for an ambulance. I was still groggy when it arrived, so
the medics lifted me onto a stretcher. When they were carrying me out, the snake
came out from under the couch and frightened one of the medics. He dropped his
end of the stretcher, and that's when I broke my arm.
They went their separate ways to work both boiling mad. The wife did a slow burn all
day. When she got home that evening, she walked through the garage and saw her
husband under the car fixing something, with his legs sticking out. She decided her
moment for revenge had come. She leaned over, grabbed his pants zipper, &
whipped it up & down. She then walked into the kitchen where she found her
husband standing. Sheepishly, she asked him who was under their car and was told
it was a neighbor who had come over to help work on the car.
The acutely embarrassed wife asked her husband to help explain to the neighbor and
they returned to the garage. When they asked the neighbor to come out from under
the car, he didn't respond. When they dragged him out, he was unconscious and
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Chapter 7: Men and Women
CHAPTER 8: The Birds and the Bees
Thinking about what had gotten her into the predicament in the first place, both
quickly realized that there was only one way to get her free so, as she looked the
other way, her first time date proceeded to unzip his pants and pee her butt off the
fender.
First Date
This just tells you how hard it is to be single nowadays... This was on the Tonight
Show with Jay Leno on September 7,1999. Jay went into the audience to find the
most embarrassing first date that a woman ever had. The winner described her worst
first date experience. There was absolutely no question as to why her tale took the
prize!
Rescue accomplished, they returned to the car although for the remainder of the trip
home there wasn't much conversation and apparently, despite their "intimate
encounter," the two did not see one another again.
As for the Tonight Show...she took the prize hands down... or perhaps that should be
"pants down." And you thought your first date was embarrassing...
She said it was midwinter... snowing and quite cold... and the guy had taken her
skiing. It was a day trip (no overnight). They were strangers, after all, and truly had
never met before. The outing was fun but relatively uneventful until they were headed
home late that afternoon.
A whole new definition of being "pissed off."
They were driving back down the mountain when she gradually began to realize that
she should not have had that extra latte. They were about an hour away from
anywhere with a restroom and in the middle of nowhere.
A Little More Tail?
A man is in his front yard attempting to fly a kite with his son.
Her companion suggested she try to hold it, which she did for a while. Unfortunately,
because of the heavy snow and slow going, there came a point where she told him
that he had better stop and let her pee beside the road, or it would be the front seat of
his car.
Every time the kite gets up into the air, it comes crashing down.
They stopped and she quickly crawled out beside the car, yanked her pants down
and started. Unfortunately, in the deep snow she didn't have good footing, so she let
her butt rest against the rear fender to steady herself. Her companion stood on the
other side of the car watching for traffic and indeed was a real gentleman and
refrained from peeking.
The father turns to his son and says, "Son, I'll never understand your mother. I told
her yesterday I needed more tail and she told me to 'go fly a kite'."
This goes on for a while when his wife sticks her head out of the front door and yells,
"You need more tail."
Lingerie
A woman wanted to put new life into her sex life so she decided to surprise her
husband by buying a pair of crotch-less panties.
All she could think about was the relief she felt despite the rather embarrassing
nature of the situation. Upon finishing however, she soon became aware of another
sensation. As she bent to pull up her pants, the young lady discovered her buttocks
were firmly glued against the car's fender.
When her husband got home from work, he found his wife spread eagle on the floor
with the panties on. "You want some of this?" she asked.
Thoughts of tongues frozen to pump handles immediately came to mind as she
attempted to disengage her flesh from the icy metal. It was quickly apparent that she
had a brand new problem due to the extreme cold.
The husband replied "Hell no! Look what it did to your underwear!"
Chemistry Set
A father came home and asked where his son was. His wife replied that he was
downstairs playing with his new chemistry set. The father was curious, so he
wandered downstairs to see what his son was doing. As he walked down the steps,
he heard a banging sound. When he got to the bottom he saw his son pounding a nail
into the wall. He aid to his son, "What are you doing? I thought you were playing with
your chemistry set. Why are you hammering a nail into the wall?"
Horrified by her plight and yet aware of the humor she answered her date's concerns
about "what was taking so long" with a reply that indeed, she was "freezing her butt
off and needed some assistance!"
He came around the car as she tried to cover herself with her sweater and then, as
she looked imploringly into his eyes, he burst out laughing.
She too, got the giggles and when they finally managed to compose themselves, they
assessed her dilemma. Obviously, as hysterical as the situation was, they also were
faced with a real problem. Both agreed it would take something hot to free her chilly
cheeks from the grip of the icy metal.
His son replied, "This isn't a nail, Dad, it's a worm. I put these chemicals on it and it
became as hard as a rock."
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His dad thought about it for a minute and said, "I'll tell you what, Son, give me those
chemicals and I'll give you a new Volkswagen."
To that the trucker responded, "Well, put two hands and a face on it and I'll be
happy!"
His son quite naturally said, "Sure why not."
Explain This!
"Jane" was becoming frustrated with her husband's insistence that they have sex in
the dark. Hoping to free her husband from his inhibitions, during a passionate
evening, she flipped on the lamp, only to discover a cucumber in his hand.
The next day his son went into the garage to see his new car. Parked in the garage
was a brand new Mercedes. Just then his dad walked in. He asked his father where
his Volkswagen was. His dad replied, "It's right there behind the Mercedes. By the
way, the Mercedes is from your mother."
"Is THIS what you've been using on me for the past 10 years!?!"
Needs Crutches
When Ralph first noticed that his penis was growing larger and staying erect longer,
he was delighted, as was his wife. But after several weeks his penis had grown to
nearly 20”. Ralph became quite concerned, so he and his wife went to see a
prominent urologist.
"Honey! Let me explain!"
"Why you sneaky bastard!" she screamed. "You impotent SOB!"
"Speaking of sneaky!" he interrupted, "Maybe you'd care to explain our 2 kids!”
After an initial examination, the physician explained to the couple that, though rare,
Ralph's condition could be cured through corrective surgery.
Escaped Convict
A murderer, imprisoned for life, broke free after 15 years and was on the run. He
broke into a house and tied up the young couple he found in the bedroom; the man to
a chair on one side of the room and his wife to the bed. The helpless husband
watched him get on the bed, straddle his wife and start to nuzzle her neck. His wife
started to move her head violently, at which the man got up and left the room.
"How long will Ralph be on crutches?" the wife asked anxiously.
"Crutches? Why would he need crutches?" responded the surprised doctor.
"Well," said the wife coldly, "You ARE planning to lengthen Ralph's legs, aren't you?
The husband squirmed the chair across the room to his young wife and hissed,
"Darling, I saw him kissing you. He probably hasn't seen a woman in years. Please
cooperate. If he wants to have sex, just go along with it and even pretend you like it.
Whatever you do don't fight him or make him mad. Our lives may depend on it!"
One Morning…
One morning, a man walked up to his wife making breakfast and pinched her on the
butt and said, "If you firmed this up, we could get rid of your control top pantyhose."
"Darling," the wife said, spitting out her gag. "I'm so relieved you feel that way. He
wasn't kissing me, he was whispering to me. He told me he thinks you're really cute
and asked if we kept the Vaseline in the bathroom."
While this was on the edge of intolerable, she kept silent.
The next morning, the man woke his wife with a pinch on each of her breasts and
said, "You know, if you firmed these up, we could get rid of your bra."
What's in the Pocket?
A businessman entered a tavern, sat down at the bar, and ordered a double martini
on the rocks. After he finished the drink, he peeked inside his shirt pocket then he
ordered another double martini.
This was beyond a silent response, so she rolled over and grabbed him by his penis.
With a death grip in place, she said, "You know, if you firmed this up, we could get rid
of the gardener, the postman, the pool man and your brother."
After he finished that one, he again peeked inside his shirt pocket and ordered
another double martini.
Clock Shop
There was a trucker going down the road and he saw a sign that said, "Clocks." So,
he pulled over and went into the store. Once inside, he pulled down his pants and put
his dick on the counter.
Finally, the bartender said, "Look, buddy, I'll bring ya' martinis all night long. But you
gotta tell me why you look inside your shirt pocket before you order a refill."
The woman behind the counter said, "Sir, I'm sorry, but you misread the sign. It says
'clocks' not 'cocks!' "
The customer replied, "I'm peeking at a photo of my wife. When she starts to look
good, then I know it's time to go home."
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Chapter 7: Men and Women
What If?
Male human beings have built whole cultures around the idea that penis-envy is
"natural" to women - though having such an unprotected organ might be said to make
men more vulnerable, and the power to give birth makes womb-envy at least logical.
Of course, male intellectuals would offer the most moral and logical arguments. How
could a woman master any discipline that demanded a sense of time, space,
mathematics, or measurement, for instance, without that in-built gift for measuring the
cycles of the moon and planets - and thus for measuring anything at all? In the
rarefied fields of philosophy and religion, could women compensate for missing the
rhythm of the universe? Or for their lack of symbolic death-and-resurrection every
month?
In short, the characteristics of the powerful, whatever they may be, are thought to be
better than the characteristics of the powerless - and logic has nothing to do with it.
What would happen, for instance, if suddenly, magically, men could menstruate and
women could not?
Liberal males in every field would be kind: the fact that "these people" have no gift for
measuring life or connecting the universe, the liberals would explain, should be
punishment enough.
The answer is clear - menstruation would become an enviable, boast-worthy,
masculine event:
Men would brag about how long and how much.
Boys would mark the onset of menses, that longed-for proof of manhood, with
religious ritual and stag parties.
Congress would fund a National Institute of Dysmenorrhea to help stamp out monthly
discomforts.
Sanitary supplies would be federally funded and free. (Of course, some men would
still pay for the prestige of commercial brands such as John Wayne Tampons,
Muhammed Ali's Rope-a-dope Pads, Joe Namath Jock Shields - "For Those Light
Bachelor Days," and Robert "Baretta" Blake Maxi-Pads.)
Germs
The newlywed couple had a habit. Everyday the young stockbroker would get home
from the office at 5:30pm, kiss his beautiful wife, and immediately the two would begin
tearing off each others clothes as they scrambled to the bedroom. This happened
day in and day out until one day the beautiful young lady woke up with the Asian Flu.
"Perhaps you can get to a doctor while I'm at work" he said to Monica. “Maybe he
can give you a shot or something and you'll be better by 5:30 p.m.!" said the young
stockbroker. I mean I can't miss 5:30... we've been in bed everyday at 5:30 since
we've been married… 5:30 is just too important to miss. And the young lady did just
that. AND the vaccine worked... It killed all but 3 germs.
Military men, right-wing politicians, and religious fundamentalists would cite
menstruation ("MENstruation") as proof that only men could serve in the army ("You
have to give blood to take blood"), occupy political office ("Can women be aggressive
without that steadfast cycle governed by the planet Mars?"), be priests and ministers
("how could a woman give her blood for our sins"), or rabbis ("Without the monthly
loss of impurities, women remain unclean").
The 1st germ was a complete paranoid who kept asking the 2nd germ "What are we
going to do? There's vaccine everywhere… they're going to get us... I just know it!
Where are you going? What will you do?" he asked.
The 2nd germ responded. "I'm not sure. I thought about the ears, but I hear
everyone’s been snuffed out up there. Then of course there's the tip of the nose. I
don't know, maybe the fingers."
Male radicals, left-wing politicians, and mystics, however, would insist that women are
equal, just different; and that any woman could enter their ranks if only she were
willing to self-inflict a major wound every month ("You MUST give blood for the
revolution"), recognize the preeminence of menstrual issues, or subordinate her
selfness to all men in their Cycle of Enlightenment.
The 1st germ began to panic. "You're no help. You don't know anything! Let's go ask
the 3rd germ."
With that the 2 germs set out to find the 3rd germ. After a short time the two came
across the 3rd germ who was just relaxing, watching re-runs of South Park, sipping
on a gin and tonic, and just plain taking it easy. "What the hell are you doing?" asked
the 1st germ. "Can't you see that there's vaccine all around? We're goners, goners I
tell you." The 2nd germ said, "Shut up! Let me handle this!" and began to share his
ideas with the 3rd germ. "And finally", he said, "there's the toes. I've been down
there before. It ain't that bad, plenty of places to hide down there. But tell me dude,
how about you? What are you going to do? Where are you going?"
Street guys would brag ("I'm a three-pad man") or answer praise from a buddy ("Man,
you are lookin' good") by giving fives and saying, Yeah, man, I'm on the rag!"
TV shows would treat the subject at length ("Happy Days": Richie and Potsie try to
convince Fonzie that he is still "The Fonz," though he has missed two periods in a
row). So would newspapers (SHARK SCARE THREATENS MENSTRUATING MEN.
JUDGE CITES MONTHLY STRESS IN PARDONING RAPIST). And movies
(Newman and Redford in "Blood Brothers")!
The 3rd germ looked uninterested. He was cool. He sipped his drink, checked his
fingernails, and sat back in his chair as if not to have a worry in the world. He looked
up at the two germs standing before him and said, "I don't know about you guys, but
when that 5:30 pulls out, I'm going to be on it!"
Men would convince women that intercourse was more pleasurable at "that time of
the month." Lesbians would be said to fear blood and therefore life itself - though
probably only because they needed a good menstruating man.
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The International Penis
The wives of three presidents and one prime minister are talking together about what
a penis is called in their country.
Number 6...
One night, as a couple laid down for bed, the husband gently tapped his wife on the
shoulder and started rubbing her arm. His wife turned over and said, "I'm sorry honey,
I've got a gynecologist appointment tomorrow and I want to stay fresh." Her husband,
rejected, turned over and tried to sleep. A few minutes later, he rolled back over and
tapped his wife again. This time he whispered in her ear, "Do you have a dentist
appointment tomorrow too?"
The wife of Tony Blair says in England people call it a "gentleman", because it stands
up when women are entering.
The wife of Boris Yeltsin says in Russia you call it a "patriot", because you never
know if it will hit you on the front or back side.
Hillary says in the USA you call it a "rumor", because it goes from mouth to mouth.
Number 5...
Bill worked in a pickle factory. He had been employed there for a number of years
when he came home one day and confess to his wife that he had a terrible
compulsion. He had an urge to stick his penis into the pickle slicer. His wife
suggested that he should see a sex therapist to talk about it, but Bill indicated that
he'd be too embarrassed. He vowed to overcome the compulsion on his own.
The Crystal Ball
Schick is trying to sell a computerized crystal ball he's recently invented to a
marketing executive, but the executive is very skeptical.
One day a few weeks later, Bill came home absolutely ashen. His wife could see at
once that something was seriously wrong. “What's wrong, Bill?" she asked. "Do you
remember that I told you how I had this tremendous urge to put my penis into the
pickle slicer?"
The wife of Chirac says in France you call it a "curtain", because it goes down after
the act.
"Oh, Bill, you didn't."
Schick says, "Go ahead and type a question into the crystal ball."
The executive types, "Where is my father?"
The crystal ball answers, "Your father is fishing in Michigan."
The executive says to Schick, "I knew this thing was BS. My father's been dead for
twenty years."
The inventor says, "Ask the question in a different way."
The executive types in, "Where is my mother's husband?"
The computer answers, "Your mother's husband has been dead for twenty years.
Your father just landed a 3 pound trout."
"Yes, I did."
"My God, Bill, what happened?"
"I got fired."
"No, Bill. I mean, what happened with the pickle slicer?"
"Oh, she got fired too."
The Top 8 Sexual Jokes of All Time
Number 8…
A young man walked up and sat down at the bar. "What can I get you?" the bartender
inquired. "I want 6 shots of Jagermeister," responded the young man. "6 shots?!?
Are you celebrating something?" "Yeah, my first blowjob" the man answered. "Well,
in that case, let me give you a 7th on the house."
Number 4...
A man was visiting his wife in hospital where she has been in a coma for several
years. On this visit he decided to rub her left breast instead of just talking to her. On
doing this she let out a sigh. The man ran out and told the doctor who said that was a
good sign and suggested he should try rubbing her right breast to see if there is any
reaction. The husband went in and rubbed her right breast. This produced a moan
from his wife.
"No offense, sir. But if 6 shots won't get rid of the taste, nothing will."
He rushed out and told the doctor. The doctor said this was amazing and a real
breakthrough. The doctor then suggested the man should go in and try oral sex,
saying he would wait outside as it is a personal act and he didn't want the man to be
embarrassed.
Number 7...
A businessman boarded a flight and was lucky enough to be seated next to an
absolutely gorgeous woman. They exchange brief hellos and he noticed she is
reading a manual about sexual statistics. He asks her about it and she replied, "This
is a very interesting book about sexual statistics. It identifies that American Indians
have the longest average penis and Polish men have the biggest average diameter.
The man goes in, then came out about five minutes later, white as a sheet. He told
the doctor his wife is dead.
By the way, my name is Jill. What's yours?" He coolly replied, "Tonto Kawalski, nice
to meet you."
The doctor asked what happen to which the man replied, "She choked."
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Number 3...
A guy walked into a bar with a pet alligator by his side. He put the alligator up on the
bar and turned to the astonished patrons. "I'll make you a deal. I'll open this alligator's
mouth and place my genitals inside. Then the gator will close his mouth for one
minute. He'll then open his mouth and I'll remove my unit unscathed. In return for
witnessing this spectacle, each of you will buy me a drink."
Then the Lord called the lion and gave him twenty years, and the lion, like the
monkey wanted only ten. Again the man spoke up, “Can I have the other ten?" The
lion said of course he could.
The crowd murmured their approval. The man stood up on the bar, dropped his
trousers, and placed his privates in the alligator's open mouth. The gator closed his
mouth as the crowd gasped. After a minute, the man grabbed a beer bottle and
rapped the alligator hard on the top of its head. The gator opened his mouth and the
man removed his genital, unscathed as promised. The crowd cheered and the first of
his free drinks was delivered. The man stood up again and made another offer. "I'll
pay anyone $100 who's willing to give it a try." A hush fell over the crowd. After a
while, a hand went up in the back of the bar.
Which explains why man has twenty years of normal sex life, plus ten years of
monkeying around, ten years of lion (lyin') about it and ten years of making an ass of
himself.
Then came the donkey and he was given twenty years-but like the others, ten was
sufficient-and again man pleaded, "Can I have the other ten?"
Preparation for Parenthood
Preparation for parenthood is not just a matter of reading books and decorating the
nursery. Here are 12 simple tests for expectant parents to take to prepare
themselves for the real life experience of being a mother or father.
A woman timidly spoke up, "I'll try, but you have to promise not to hit me on the head
with the beer bottle."
1.
Number 2...
A small white guy went into an elevator, when he got in he noticed a huge black dude
standing next to him. The big black guy looked down upon the small white guy and
said, "7 foot tall, 350 pounds, 20” dick, 3 pound left ball, 3 pound right ball, Turner
Brown." The small guy fainted!
Women: to prepare for maternity, put on a dressing gown and stick a beanbag
chair down the front. Leave it there for 9 months. After 9 months, remove 10% of
the beans.
2.
The huge black dude picked up the little white guy and brought him to, slapping his
face and shaking him. He asked the small white guy, "What's wrong?" Our petite
friend said, "Excuse me, but what did you say?"
Men: to prepare for paternity, go to the local drug store, tip the contents of your
wallet on the counter, and tell the pharmacist to help himself. Then go to the
supermarket. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office. Go
home. Pick up the paper and read it for the last time.
3.
Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who are already
parents and berate them about their methods of discipline, lack of patience,
appallingly low tolerance levels, and how they have allowed their children to run
riot. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's sleeping habits, toilet
training, table manners, and overall behavior. Enjoy it -- it's the last time in your
life that you will have all of the answers.
4.
To discover how the nights feel, walk around the living room from 5pm till 10pm
carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 8-12 pounds. At 10pm put the bag
down, set the alarm for midnight, and go to sleep. Get up at 12am and walk
around the living room again, with the bag, until 1am. Put the alarm on for 3am.
As you can't go back to sleep, get up at 2am and make a drink. Go to bed at
2:45am. Get up again at 3am when the alarm goes off... Sing songs in the dark
till 4am. Put the alarm on for 5am. Get up. Make breakfast. Keep this up for 5
years. Look cheerful.
5.
Can you stand the mess children make? To find out, smear peanut butter onto
the sofa and jam onto the curtains. Hide a fish stick behind the stereo and leave
it there all summer. Stick your fingers in the flower beds then rub them on the
clean walls. Cover the stains with crayons. How does that look?
6.
Dressing small children is not as easy as it seems: first buy an octopus and a
string bag. Attempt to put the octopus into the string bag so that none of the arms
hang out. Time allowed for this -- all morning.
The black giant looked down and repeated, "7 foot tall, 350 pounds, 20” dick, 3 pound
left ball, 3 pound right ball, my name is Turner Brown"
The white guy sighed, "Oh, thank God! I thought you said 'Turn around!!”
Number 1...
What did Bill Gates' wife say to him on their wedding night? "Now I know why you
named your company Microsoft!"
Origin of Man's Sex Life
It seems that when God was making the world, he called man over and bestowed
upon him twenty years of normal sex life. Man was horrified "Only twenty years of
normal sex life?" But the Lord was very adamant and that was all man could have.
Then the Lord called the monkey and gave him twenty years. "But I don't need
twenty years", he protested, "Ten is plenty for me." Man spoke up eagerly. "Can I
have the other ten?" The monkey graciously agreed.
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8.
9.
Take an egg carton. Using a pair of scissors and a can of paint, turn it into an
alligator. Now take a toilet paper tube. Using only scotch tape and a piece of foil,
turn it into a Christmas tree. Last, take a milk container, a ping pong ball, and an
empty packet of CoCo Puffs and make an exact replica of the Eiffel Tower.
Congratulations, you have just qualified for a place on the play group committee.
Sweetheart: I am wearing a red silk blouse, a miniskirt and high heels. I work out
every day, I'm toned and perfect. My measurements are 36-24-36. What do you look
like?
Wellhung: I'm 6'3" and about 250 pounds. I wear glasses and I have on a pair of
blue sweat pants I just bought from Wal-Mart. I'm also wearing a T-shirt with a few
spots of barbecue sauce on it from dinner. It's smells funny.
Forget the Miata and buy the mini-van. And don't think you can leave it out in the
driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don't look like that. Buy a chocolate
ice cream bar and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there. Get a quarter.
Stick it in the cassette player. Take a family-size bag of chocolate cookies. Mash
them down the back seats. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.
There! Perfect!
Sweetheart: I want you! Would you like to screw me?
Wellhung: OK
Sweetheart: We're in my bedroom. There's soft music playing on the stereo and
candles on my dresser and night table. I'm looking up into your eyes, smiling. My
hand works its way down to your crotch and begins to fondle you huge, swelling
bulge.
Get ready to go out. Wait outside the toilet for half an hour. Go out the front
door. Come in again. Go out. Come back in. Go out again. Walk down the
front path. Walk back up it again. Walk down it again. Walk very slowly down
the road for 5 minutes. Stop to inspect minutely every cigarette butt, piece of
used chewing gum, dirty tissue, and dead insect along the way. Retrace your
steps. Scream that you've had as much as you can stand until all of the
neighbors come out and stare at you. Give up and go back in the house. You are
now just about ready to try taking a small child for a walk.
Wellhung: I'm gulping, I'm beginning to sweat.
Sweetheart: I'm pulling up your shirt and kissing your chest.
Wellhung: Now I'm unbuttoning your blouse. My hands are trembling.
10. Always repeat everything you say at least five times.
Sweetheart: I'm moaning softly.
11. Go to your local supermarket. Take with you the nearest thing you can find to a
pre-school child. A fully-grown goat is excellent. If you intent to have more than
one child, take more than one goat. Buy your week's groceries without letting the
goats out of your sight. Pay for everything the goats eat or destroy. Until you can
easily accomplish this DO NOT even contemplate having children.
Wellhung: I'm taking hold of your blouse and sliding it off slowly.
Sweetheart: I'm throwing my head back in pleasure. The cool silk slides off my warm
skin. I'm rubbing your bulge faster, pulling and rubbing.
12. Hollow out a melon. Make a small hole in the side. Suspend it from the ceiling
and swing it from side to side. Now get a bowl of soggy Fruit Loops and attempt
to spoon it into the swaying melon by pretending to be an airplane. Continue until
half of the Fruit Loops are gone. Tip the rest into your lap, making sure that a lot
of it falls on the floor. You are now ready to feed a 12-month-old child.
Wellhung: My hands suddenly jerks spastically and accidentally rips a hole in your
blouse. I'm sorry.
Sweetheart: That's OK, it wasn't really too expensive.
Wellhung: I'll pay for it.
13. Learn the names of every character from Barney and Friends, Sesame Street,
and Power Rangers. When you find yourself singing, "I love you, you love me" at
work, now!” you finally qualify as a parent.
Sweetheart: Don't worry about it. I'm wearing a lacy black bra. My soft breasts are
rising and falling, as I breathe harder and harder.
Wellhung: I'm fumbling with the clasp on your bra. I think it's stuck. Do you have any
scissors?
Cyber-Sex
Online computer users often engage in what is affectionately known as "Cyber-Sex."
Often the fantasies typed into keyboards and shared through Internet phone lines get
pretty raunchy. However, as you'll see below, one of the two cyber-surfers in the
following transcript of an online chat doesn't seem to quite get the point of Cyber-Sex.
Then again, maybe he does...
Sweetheart: I take you hand and kiss it softly...I'm reaching back undoing the clasp.
The bra slides off my body. The air caresses my breasts. My nipples are erect for
you.
Wellhung: How did you do that? I'm picking up the bra and inspecting the clasp.
Wellhung: Hello, Sweetheart. What do you look like?
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Sweetheart: I'm arching my back. Oh baby. I just want to feel your tongue all over
me.
Wellhung: I'm drying the cup. Now I'm putting it back in the cabinet. And now I'm
walking back to the bedroom. Wait, it's dark,
I'm lost. Where's the bedroom?
Wellhung: I'm dropping the bra. Now I'm licking your, you know, breasts. They're
neat!
Sweetheart: Last door on the left at the end of the hall.
Sweetheart: I'm running my fingers through your hair. Now I'm nibbling your ear.
Wellhung: I found it.
Wellhung: I suddenly sneeze. Your breasts are covered with spit and phlegm.
Sweetheart: I'm tuggin' off your pants. I'm moaning. I want you so badly.
Sweetheart: What?
Wellhung: Me too.
Wellhung: I'm so sorry. Really.
Sweetheart: Your pants are off. I kiss you passionately our naked bodies pressing
each other.
Sweetheart: I'm wiping your phlegm off my breasts with the remains of my blouse.
Wellhung: Your face is pushing my glasses into my face. It hurts.
Wellhung: I'm taking the sopping wet blouse from you. I drop it with a plop.
Sweetheart: Why don't you take off your glasses?
Sweetheart: OK. I'm pulling you sweat pants down and rubbing you hard tool.
Wellhung: I'm screaming like a woman. Your hands are cold! Yeeee!
Wellhung: OK, but I can't see very well without them. I place the glasses on the night
table.
Sweetheart: I'm pulling up my miniskirt. Take of my panties!
Sweetheart: I'm bending over the bed. Give it to me, baby!
Wellhung: I'm pulling off your panties.
nibbling on you... ummm... wait a minute.
Wellhung: I have to pee. I'm fumbling my way blindly across the room and toward
the bathroom.
My tongue is going all over, in and out
Sweetheart: What's the matter?
Sweetheart: Hurry back, lover!
Wellhung: I've got a pubic hair caught in my throat. I'm choking!
Wellhung: I find the bathroom and it's dark. I'm feeling around for the toilet. I lift the
lid.
Sweetheart: Are you OK?
Sweetheart: I'm waiting eagerly for your return.
Wellhung: I'm having a coughing fit! I'm turning all red.
Wellhung: I'm done going. I'm feeling around for the flush handle, but I can't find it.
Uh-oh!
Sweetheart: Can I help?
Wellhung: I'm running to the kitchen, choking wildly. I'm fumbling through the
cabinets, looking for a cup. Where do you keep your cups?
Sweetheart: What’s the matter now?
Sweetheart: In the cabinet to the right of the sink.
Wellhung: I've realized that I've peed into your laundry hamper. Sorry again. I'm
walking back to the bedroom now, blindly feeling my way.
Wellhung: I'm drinking a cup of water. There, that's better.
Sweetheart: Mmm, yes. Come on.
Sweetheart: Come back to me lover.
Wellhung: OK, now I'm going to put my... you know... thing... in your... you know...
woman's thing.
Wellhung: I'm washing the cup now.
Sweetheart: Yes! Do it, baby! Do it!
Sweetheart: I'm on the bed arching for you.
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Wellhung: I'm touching your smooth butt. It feels so nice. I kiss your neck. Umm,
I'm having a little trouble here.
7.
Sweetheart: I'm moving my ass back and forth, moaning. I can't stand it another
second! Slide in! Screw my now!
8.
Wellhung: I'm flaccid.
9.
10.
Sweetheart: What?
Wellhung: I'm limp. I can't sustain an erection.
11.
Sweetheart: I'm standing up and turning around, an incredulous look on my face.
Wellhung: I'm shrugging with a sad look on my face, my wiener is all floppy. I'm
going to get my glasses and see what's wrong.
12.
Sweetheart: No, never mind. I'm getting dressed. I'm putting on my underwear.
Now I'm putting on my wet nasty blouse.
13.
14.
Wellhung: No wait! Now I'm squinting, trying to find the night table. I'm feeling along
the dresser, knocking over cans of hair spray, picture frames and your candles.
15.
16.
Sweetheart: I'm buttoning my blouse. Now I'm putting on my shoes.
Wellhung: I've found my glasses. I'm putting them on. My God! One of our candles
fell on the curtain. The curtain is on fire! I'm pointing at it, a shocked look on my
face.
17.
It is considered bad form to begin playing the hole immediately upon arrival at the
course. The experienced player will normally take time to admire the course,
with special attention to the well-formed bunkers.
Players are cautioned not to mention other courses they have played, or are
currently playing, to the owner of the course being played. Upset course owners
have been known to damage players equipment for this reason.
Players are encouraged to have proper "rain gear" along, just in case.
Players should assure themselves that the match has been properly scheduled,
particularly when a new course is being played for the first time. Previous
players are known to be irate if they discover someone else playing what they
consider to be a private course.
Players should not assume a course is in shape to play at all times. Some
players may be embarrassed if they find the course to be temporarily under
repair. Players are advised to be extremely tactful in this situation; more
advanced players will find alternative means of play when this is the case.
Players are advised to obtain the course owners permission before attempting to
play the back nine.
Slow play is encouraged; however, players should be prepared to proceed at a
quicker pace at the course owner's request.
It is considered outstanding performance, time permitting, to play the same hole
several times in one match.
The course owner will be the sole judge as to who is the best player.
Players are advised to think twice before considering membership at a given
course. Additional assessments may be levied by the course owner and rules
are subject to change without notice. For this reason, many players prefer
playing several different courses, skipping actual membership and it's associated
costs.
A perfect par is 69!
Sweetheart: Go to hell! I'm logging off, you loser!
A Day at the Races
Horses in the race are:
1.
Passionate Lady
6.
Clean Sheets
2.
Bare Belly
7.
Thighs
3.
Silk Panties
8.
Big Johnson
4.
Conscience
9.
Heavy Bosom
5.
Jockey Shorts
10. Merry Cherry
Wellhung: Now the carpet is on fire! Oh nooooo!
Sweetheart: <logged off>
Bedroom Golf Rules
1. Each player shall furnish his own equipment for play - normally one club and two
balls.
2. Play on a course must be approved by owner of the hole.
3. Unlike outdoor golf, the object is to get the club in the hole and keep the balls out.
4. For most effective play, the club should have a firm shaft. Course owners are
permitted to check stiffness before play begins.
5. Course owners have the right to restrict the length of the club to avoid damage to
the hole.
6. The object of the game is to take as many strokes as necessary until the course
owner is satisfied that play is complete. Failure to do so may result in being
denied permission to play the course again.
At the Post
They're off! Conscience is left behind at the post. Jockey Shorts and Silk Panties are
off in a hurry. Heavy Bosom is being pressured. Passionate lady is caught between
Thighs and Big Johnson in a very tight spot.
At the Halfway Mark
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It's Bare Belly on top. Thighs opens up and Big Johnson is pressed in. Heavy Bosom
is being pushed hard against Clean Sheets.
Passionate Lady and Thighs are working hard on Bare Belly. Bare Belly is under
terrific pressure from Big Johnson.
Because hubby did not know what her costume was, she thought she would have
some kicks watching her husband to see how he acted when she was not around.
At The Stretch
She joined the party and soon spotted her husband cavorting around on the dance
floor. He was dancing with every nice looking woman he could, and copping a feel
here and taking a little kiss there.
Merry Cherry cracks under the strain. Big Johnson is making a final drive. Passionate
Lady is coming.
His wife sidled up to him, and being a rather seductive woman herself, he left his
partner high and dry and devoted his time to the new “action.”
At The Finish
She let him go as far as he wished; naturally, since he was her husband. Finally he
whispered a little proposition in her ear and she agreed, so off they went to one of the
cars and had a little bang.
Its Big Johnson giving everything he's got and Passionate Lady takes everything Big
Johnson has to offer. It looks like a dead heat but Big Johnson squirts through and
wins by a head. Heavy Bosom weakens and Thighs pull-up. Clean Sheets never had
a chance...
Just before unmasking at midnight, she slipped out, went home and put the costume
away and got into bed, wondering what kind of explanation he would have for his
notorious behavior. She was sitting up reading when he came in, and she asked him
what he had done.
Armageddon!
"In retrospect, lighting the match was my big mistake. But I was only trying to retrieve
the gerbil," Eric Tomaszewski told bemused doctors in the Severe Burns Unit of Salt
Lake City Hospital. Tomaszewski, and his homosexual partner Andrew "Kiki" Farnum,
had been admitted for emergency treatment after a felching session had gone
seriously wrong.
He said, "Oh, the same old thing. You know I never have a good time when you're not
there." Then she asked, "Did you dance much?"
He replied, "I'll tell you, I never even danced one dance. When I got to the party, I met
Pete, Bill and some other guys, so we went into the den and played poker all evening.
But I'll tell you... the guy that I loaned my costume to sure had one hell of a time!"
"I pushed a cardboard tube up his rectum and slipped Raggot, our gerbil, in," he
explained. "As usual, Kiki shouted out "Armageddon", my cue that he'd had enough. I
tried to retrieve Raggot but he wouldn't come out again, so I peered into the tube and
struck a match, thinking the light might attract him." At a hushed press conference, a
hospital spokesman described what happened next. "The match ignited a pocket of
intestinal gas and a flame shot out the tube, igniting Mr. Tomaszewski's hair and
severely burning his face. It also set fire to the gerbil's fur and whiskers which in turn
ignited a larger pocket of gas further up the intestine, propelling the rodent out like a
cannonball."
Cupcakes
There was a little girl and her mother walking through the park one day and they saw
two teenagers having sex on a bench.
The little girl says, "Mommie, what are they doing?"
The mother hesitates then quickly replies "Ummm they are making cupcakes."
Tomaszewski suffered second-degree burns and a broken nose from the impact of
the gerbil, while Farnum suffered first and second degree burns to his anus and lower
intestinal tract.
The next day they are at a zoo and the little girl sees two monkeys having sex.
Again she asks her mother what they are doing and her mother replies with the same
response, making cupcakes.
Here's A Little Halloween Boo! Boo!
A young couple was invited to a swanky masked Halloween party. The wife came
down with a terrible headache and told her husband to go to the party and have a
good time. Being the devoted husband, he protested, but she argued and said she
was going to take some aspirin and go to bed. She told him there was no need for
him to miss the fun. So he took his costume and away he went.
The next day the girl says to her mother "Mommy you and daddy were making
cupcakes last night."
The mother says, "How do you know?"
She says, "because I licked the frosting off of the sofa.
The wife, after sleeping soundly for one hour, awakened without pain, and as it was
still early, she decided to go to the party.
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Condom Ads
Nike Condoms: Just do it.
M&M condom: "It melts in your mouth, not in your hands!"
Chevron: Use them? People do…
Toyota Condoms: Oh what a feeling.
Taco Bell: Get some; Make a run for the border
Diet Pepsi Condoms: You got the right one, baby.
MCI: For friends and family
Pringles Condoms: Once you pop, you can't stop.
Double Mint: Double your pleasure, double your fun!
Mentos Condoms: The freshmaker.
The Sears latex condom: One coat is good for the entire winter
Flintstones Vitamins Condom Pack: Ten million strong and growing.
Delta Airlines travel pack: Delta's ready when you are
Secret Condoms: Strong enough for a man, but pH balanced for a woman.
United Airlines travel pack: Fly United
Macintosh Condoms: It does more, it costs less, its that simple.
The Star Trek Condom: To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
Ford Condoms: The best never rest.
The 7UP Condom: It's an up thing
Chevy Condoms: Like a rock.
Dial Condoms: Aren't you glad you use it? Don't you wish everybody did?
Condom Shopping
A father and his son go into the grocery store where they happen upon the condom
aisle. The son asks his father why there are so many different boxes of condoms.
New York Lotto Condoms: Cause hey-- you never know.
California Lotto Condoms: Who's next?
The father replies, "Well, you see that 3 pack? That's for when you're in high school.
You have 2 for Friday night and one for
Saturday night."
Avis Condoms: Trying harder than ever.
KFC Condoms: Finger-Licking Good.
The son then asks his father, "Well what's the 6 pack for?" The father replies, "Well
that's for when you're in college. You have
2 for Friday night, 2 for Saturday night, and 2 for Sunday morning."
Coca Cola Condoms: Always a Real Thing.
Lays Condoms: Betcha can't have just one.
Then the son asks his father what the 12 pack is for. The father replies, "Well that's
for when you're married. You have one for
January, one for February, one for March..."
Campbell’s Soup Condoms: Mmm, mmm good.
The Carl's Jr. Condom: If it doesn't get all over the place, it doesn't belong in your
face...
Twins
There were identical twin brothers by the name of Jones. John was married and Joe
was single, but owned a small, dilapidated boat.
General Electric: We bring good things to life!
AT&T condom: "Reach out and touch someone."
It happened that the same day John's wife died, Joe's boat sank. A kind old lady met
Joe on the street and, mistaking him for his brother John, said, "Oh, Mr. Jones, I'm
sorry to hear of your great loss. You must feel terrible." Joe said, "Well, I'm not a bit
sorry.
She was rotten from the start. Her bottom was all chewed up and she smelled of old
fish from the first time I got on her. She made water faster than anything I've ever
seen. She had a bad hole in the front and a big crack in the back. The hole kept
getting bigger every time I used her. It got so I couldn't handle her at all."
Bounty: The quicker picker upper.
Microsoft: Where do you want to go today?
Energizer: It keeps going and going and going...
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"When anyone else used her, she leaked all over the place. What finished her though,
was four guys from the other side of town came over looking for a good time. They
asked if they could use her. I rented her to them, but warned them that she wasn't too
hot. They still insisted that they would like to give her a try. The result was that the
crazy fools all tried to get into her at once. Well, the strain was too much for her and
she cracked right down the middle."
Neighbors
Dave goes over to his best friend's house, rings the doorbell, and the wife answers.
The old lady fainted.
"Well, do you mind if I wait?"
"Hi, Nora, is Tony home?"
"No, he went to the store."
"No, come on in." They both have a seat in the kitchen. "You know, Nora, you have
the greatest tits I have ever seen. I'd give you a hundred bucks if I could just see
one."
Jokes
Q: What do you do with 365 used rubbers?
A: Melt them down, make a tire, and call it a Goodyear.
Nora thinks for a second and finally figures, what the hell, it's for a hundred bucks.
She opens her robe and shows Dave one of her breasts.
Q: Why is air a lot like sex?
A: Because it's no big deal unless you're not getting any.
He promptly thanks her and throws a hundred bucks on the table.
They sit there a while longer and finally Dave says, "Nora, your tits are so beautiful...
I've gotta see the two of them. I'll give you another hundred bucks if I can see them
both."
A Perforated Pecker
One day a farmer caught a traveling salesman making love to his youngest daughter.
Yelling "You son of a bitch!" he shot the amorous salesman in the groin with a .12gauge shotgun.
Nora thinks it over briefly and again figures, what the hell, a hundred bucks is a
hundred bucks. She opens her robe and gives Dave a good, long look. He thanks her
and then throws another hundred bucks on the table.
The screaming salesman quickly took off for town to find a doctor. He found one, but
the physician took one look at the man's perforated pecker and told him that nothing
could be done for him.
Another ten minutes passes by... Dave can't wait around any longer, so he leaves.
"Oh, please do something," begged the salesman. "I'm a rich man and can pay you
anything."
A while later, Tony arrives home and his wife says, "Your weird friend, Chris, came
over this afternoon."
"Sorry, son," said the doctor. "There's nothing I can do. However, there's a man
across the street who might be able to help."
Replies Tony, "Did he drop off the two hundred bucks he owes me?"
"Oh? Is he a specialist?" asked the salesman.
The Pill
A lady goes to the doctor and complains that her husband is losing interest in sex.
The doctor gives her a pill, but warns her it is still experimental and tells her to slip it
into his mashed potatoes at dinner. So, that night at dinner she does put the pill in his
food.
"No," said the doctor, "he's a piccolo player. He'll teach you how to hold it without
pissing in your face."
Ask Dr. Ruth
Dear Dr Ruth,
About a week later, she's back at the doctor's office. She says, "Doc, the pill worked
great!! I put it in the potatoes like you said... It wasn't very long before he jumps up,
rakes all the food and dishes on the floor, grabs me, rips all my clothes off, and
ravages me right there on the table!"
I'm writing to tell you my problem. It seems I have been married to a sex maniac for
the past 22 years. He makes love to me regardless of what I am doing; Ironing,
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The doctor says, "I’m sorry. We didn't realize that the pill was that strong. The
foundation will be glad to pay for any damages."
"Naah..," says she says, "that's okay. We aren't going back to Denny's anyway."
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Bob replies: "Listen lady, I am 58 years old, I get a hard-on once a month, but I fart 15
times a day. No thanks."
Here’s Something Unusual…
Cliches Come to Life: According to a doctor's experience reported in the December
1997 journal Biological Therapies in Psychiatry, a 35-year-old female patient
receiving a traditional anti-depressant was switched to bupropion, supposedly just as
effective but without the traditional drug's side effect of inhibiting orgasm.
Information That Changes Everything
In February, Cambridge (England) University researcher Fiona Hunter, who studied
penguins' mating habits for five years, reported that some females apparently allow
male strangers to mate with them in exchange for a few nest-building stones, thus
providing what Hunter believes is the first observed animal prostitution. According to
Dr. Hunter, all activity was done behind the back of the female's regular mate, and in
a few instances, after the sex act, johns gave the females additional stones as sort of
a tip.
"Within one week, her ability to achieve orgasm and her enjoyment of sex had
returned to normal," the doctor wrote. "After six weeks, however, she experienced
[spontaneously, without physical stimulation] a three-hour orgasm while shopping."
The Membership
Bob joins a very exclusive nudist colony. On his first day he takes off his clothes and
starts wandering around. A gorgeous petite blonde walks by him and the man
immediately gets an erection.
Crossed Lines
The Smiths had no children and decided to use a proxy father to start their family. On
the day the proxy father was to arrive, Mr. Smith kissed his wife and said, "I'm off.
The man should be here soon."
The woman notices his erection, comes over to him grinning sweetly and says, "Sir,
did you call for me?"
Half an hour later, just by chance, a door-to-door baby photographer rang the
doorbell, hoping to make a sale. "Good morning madam. You don't know me but I've
come to..."
Bob replies: "No, what do you mean?"
She says: "You must be new here; let me explain. It's a rule here that if I give you an
erection, it implies you called for me."
"Oh, no need to explain. I've been expecting you," Mrs. Smith cut in.
Smiling, she then leads him to the side of a pool, lays down on a towel, eagerly pulls
him to her and happily lets him have his way with her.
"Really?" the photographer asked. "Well, good! I've made a specialty of babies."
"That's what my husband and I had hoped. Please come in and have a seat.”
Bob continues exploring the facilities. He enters a sauna, sits down, and farts. Within
a few seconds a huge, horribly corpulent, hairy man with a firm erection lumbers out
of the steam towards him.
“Just where do we start?" asked Mrs. Smith, blushing.
The Huge Man says: "Sir, did you call for me?"
"Leave everything to me. I usually try two in the bathtub, one on the couch and
perhaps a couple on the bed. Sometimes the living room floor is fun too; you can
really spread out."
Bob replies: "No, what do you mean?"
"Bathtub, living room floor? No wonder it didn't work for Harry and me."
The Huge Man: "You must be new here; it is a rule that when you fart, it implies you
called for me."
"Well, madam, none of us can guarantee a good one every time. But if we try several
different positions and I shoot from six or seven angles, I'm sure you'll be pleased
with the results."
The huge man then easily spins Bob around, bends him over the bench and has his
way with him.
"I hope we can get this over with quickly," gasped Mrs. Smith.
Bob rushes back to the colony office. He is greeted by the smiling naked receptionist:
"May I help you?"
"Madam, in my line of work, a man must take his time. I'd love to be in and out in five
minutes, but you'd be disappointed with that, I'm sure."
Bob says: "Here is your card and key back. You can keep the $500 joining fee."
"Don't I know!!", Mrs. Smith exclaimed.
Receptionist: "But Sir, you've only been here a couple of hours; you only saw a small
fraction of our facilities..."
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The photographer opened his briefcase and pulled out a portfolio of his baby pictures.
"This was done on the top of a bus in downtown London."
She says: "Pepper."
"Oh my god!!", Mrs. Smith exclaimed, tugging at her handkerchief.
Fluffy Toys
A guy met a girl at a nightclub and she invited him back to her place for the night. She
still lived with her parents, but they were out of town, so this was the perfect
opportunity.
"And these twins turned out exceptionally well when you consider their mother was so
difficult to work with." The photographer handed Mrs. Smith the picture.
"She was difficult?" asked Mrs. Smith.
They got back to her house and they went into her bedroom. When guy walked in the
door, he noticed all sorts of fluffy toys. There's hundreds of them; fluffy toys on top of
the wardrobe, fluffy toys on the bookshelf and window sill - there's more on the floor,
and of course fluffy toys all over the bed.
"Yes, I'm afraid so. I finally had to take her to Hyde Park to get the job done right.
People were crowding around four and five deep, pushing to get a good look."
"Four and five deep?" asked Mrs. Smith, eyes widened in amazement.
Later, after they've had sex, the guy turned to her and asked, "So, how was I?"
"Yes", the photographer said. "And for more than three hours too. The mother was
constantly squealing and yelling. I could hardly concentrate.
She replied, "Well, you can take anything from the bottom shelf."
Then darkness approached and I began to rush my shots. Finally, when the squirrels
began nibbling on my equipment, I just packed it all in."
Young Love
Little Tommy Wilson and Susie Smith are only 10 years old, but they just know that
they are in love. One day they decide that they want to get married.
Mrs. Smith leaned forward. "You mean they actually chewed on your, eh...
equipment?"
So Tommy goes to Susie's father to ask him for her hand. Tommy bravely walks up
to him and says, Mr. Smith, Me and Susie are in love and I want to ask you for her
hand in marriage."
"That's right. Well madam, if you're ready, I'll set up my tripod so that we can get to
work."
"Tripod??", Mrs. Smith looked extremely worried now.
Thinking that this was the cutest thing, Mr. Smith replies, "Well Tommy, you are only
10. Where will you two live?"
"Oh yes, I have to use a tripod to rest my Canon on. It's much too big for me to hold
while I'm getting ready for action.
So without even taking a moment to think about it, Tommy replies "In Susie's room.
It's bigger than mine and we can both fit there nicely."
Madam? Madam?... Good Lord, she's fainted!!"
Still thinking this is just adorable, Mr. Smith says with a huge grin, "Okay then how will
you live? You’re not old enough to get a job. You'll need to support Susie."
Rare Condition
A man and woman are seated next to each other on a plane. After takeoff, the woman
violently sneezes and excuses herself to go to the bathroom... so the man stands up
to let her out.
So again Tommy instantly replies, "Our allowance. Susie makes 5 bucks a week and I
make 10 bucks a week. That's about 60 bucks a month. That should do us just fine."
By this time Mr. Smith is a little shocked that Tommy has put so much thought into
this. So, he thinks for a moment trying to come up with something that Tommy won't
have an answer to. After a second, Mr. Smith says, "Well Tommy, it seems like you
have got everything all figured out. I just have one more question for you. What will
you do if the two of you should have little ones of your own?"
She returns, and 15 minutes later she sneezes again big time, and again excuses
herself to go to the bathroom.
She returns again, and immediately sneezes, excusing herself to go to the bathroom.
The man, a little tired of jumping up so often...asks her: "You keep sneezing, what's
the problem?" The woman replies: "I have a rare condition...every time I sneeze I
have an orgasm."
Tommy just shrugs his shoulders and says, "Well, we've been lucky so far."
He says, "Oh... what are you taking for it?"
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Country Breakfast
A little boy came down to breakfast. Since he lived on a farm, his mother asked if he
had done his chores. "Not yet," said the little boy.
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His mother tells him he can't have any breakfast until he does his chores. Well, he's a
little pissed, so he goes to feed the chickens, and he kicks a chicken. He goes to feed
the cows, and he kicks a cow. He goes to feed the pigs, and he kicks a pig.
He goes back in for breakfast and his mother gives him a bowl of dry cereal. "How
come I don't get any eggs and bacon? Why don't I have any milk in my cereal?" he
asks. "Well," his mother says, "I saw you kick a chicken, so you don't get any eggs. I
saw you kick the pig, so you don't get any bacon, either. I also saw you kick the cow,
so you aren't getting any milk this morning."
Farm Story
On a farm out in the country lived a man and a woman and their three sons. Early
one morning, the woman awoke, and while looking out of the window onto to the
pasture, she saw that the family's only cow was lying dead in the field. The situation
looked hopeless to her--how could she possibly continue to feed her family now?
Just about then, his father comes down for breakfast, and he kicks the cat as he's
walking into the kitchen. The little boy looks up at his mother with a smile, and says,
"Are you going to tell him, or should I?"
In a depressed state of mind, she hung herself. When the man awoke to find his wife
dead, as well as the cow, he too began to see the hopelessness of the situation, and
he shot himself in the head.
A Young Couple
A policeman was patrolling a local parking spot overlooking a golf course. He drove
by a car and saw a couple inside with the dome light on. There was a young man in
the driver's seat reading a computer magazine and a young lady in the back seat
knitting. He stopped to investigate.
Now the oldest son woke up to discover his parents dead (and the cow!), and he
decided to go down to the river and drown himself. When he got to the river, he
discovered a mermaid sitting on the bank. She said, "I've seen all and know the
reason for your despair. But if you will have sex with me five times in a row, I will
restore your parents and the cow to you." The son agreed to try, but after four times,
he was simply unable to satisfy her again. So the mermaid drowned him in the river.
He walked up to the driver's window and knocked. The young man looked up,
cranked the window down, and said, "Yes, officer?"
Next the second oldest son woke up. After discovering what had happened, he too
decided to throw himself into the river. The mermaid said to him, "If you will have sex
with me ten times in a row, I will make everything right." And while the son tried his
best (seven times!), it was not enough to satisfy the mermaid, so she drowned him in
the river.
"What are you doing?" the policeman asked.
"What does it look like?" answered the young man. "I'm reading a magazine, and
waiting."
The youngest son woke up and saw his parents dead, the dead cow in the field, and
his brothers gone. He decided that life was a hopeless prospect, and he went down to
the river to throw himself in. And there he also met the mermaid.
Pointing towards the young lady in the back seat, the officer then asked, "And what is
she doing?"
The young man looked over his shoulder and replied, "What does it look like? She's
knitting, and waiting."
"I have seen all that has happened, and I can make everything right if you will only
have sex with me fifteen times in a row." The young son replied, "Is that all? Why not
twenty times in a row?" The mermaid was somewhat taken aback by this request.
Then he said, "Hell, why not twenty-five times in a row?" And even as she was
reluctantly agreeing to his request, he said,
"Why not THIRTY times in a row?"
"And how old are you?" the officer then asked the young man.
"I'm nineteen," he replied.
"And how old is she?" asked the officer.
Finally, she said, "Enough!! Okay, if you will have sex with me thirty times in a row,
then I will bring everybody back to perfect health." Then the young son asked, "Wait!
How do I know that thirty times in a row won't kill you like it did the cow?"
The young man looked at his watch and said, "Well, in about twelve minutes she'll be
eighteen."
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An Affair To Remember
A woman was having an affair during the day while her husband was at work. One
day she was in bed with her boyfriend when she heard her husband's car pull in the
driveway. She yelled at the boyfriend, "Hurry! Grab your clothes and jump out the
window, my husband's home early!"
"No, but I have a girlfriend at Wisconsin. Why do you ask?"
Lorena Bobbitt's Sister
Lorena Bobbitt's sister was arrested last night for attempting to cause the same
damage to her husband that Lorena had inflicted on her spouse.
The boyfriend looked out the window and said, "It's raining out there!"
The sister didn't hit the mark and stabbed her husband in the leg by mistake.
She said, "If my husband catches us in here, he'll kill us both!"
She has been charged with a misdeweiner.
So the boyfriend grabs his clothes and jumps out the window. As he began running
down the street, he discovered he had run right in the middle of a town marathon, so
he started running along beside the others. Being naked, with his clothes tucked
under his arm, he tried to "blend in" as best he could.
High Birth Rates
A little town had a high birth rate that had attracted the attention of the sociologists at
the state university.
One of the runners asked him, "Do you always run in the nude?"
They wrote a grant proposal; got a huge chunk of money; hired a few additional
sociologists, an anthropologist, and a family planning and birth control specialist;
moved to town; rented offices; set up their computers; got squared away; and began
designing their questionnaires and such.
He answered, while gasping for air, "Oh yes, it feels so free having the air blow over
your skin while you are running."
The next runner then asked the nude man, "Do you always run carrying your clothes
on your arm?"
While the staff was busy getting ready for their big research effort, the project director
decided to go to the local drugstore for a cup of coffee. He sat down at the counter,
ordered his coffee, and while he was drinking it, he told the druggist what his purpose
was in town, then asked him if he had any idea why the birth rate was so high.
The nude man answered breathlessly, "Oh, yes, that way I can get dressed right at
the end of the run and get in my car to go home!"
A third runner asked, "Do you always wear a condom when you run?"
Without missing a beat he replied, "Only when it's raining."
"Sure," said the druggist. "Every morning the six o'clock train comes through here and
blows for the crossing. It wakes everybody up, and ...well... it's too late to go back to
sleep, and it's too early to get up..."
Team Spirit
A girl goes into the doctor's office for a checkup. As she takes off her blouse, he
notices a red "H" on her chest. "How did you get that mark on your chest?" asks the
doctor.
The Old Man
An old man was sitting on a bench at the mall. A young man walked up to the bench
and sat down. He had spiked hair in all different colors: green, red, orange, blue,
yellow.
"Oh, my boyfriend went to Harvard and he's so proud of it that he never takes off his
Harvard sweatshirt, even when we make love," she replies.
The old man just stared. The young man said sarcastically, "What's the matter old
timer, never done anything wild in your life?" Without batting an eye, the old man
replied, "Got drunk once and had sex with a parrot. I was just wondering if you were
my son."
A couple of days later, another girl comes in for a checkup. As she takes off her
blouse, he notices a blue "Y" on her chest. "How did you get that mark on your
chest?" asks the doctor.
The Worm
A little boy and his grandfather are raking leaves in the yard. The little boy sees an
earthworm trying to get back into its hole. He says, "Grandpa, I bet I can put that
worm back in that hole."
"Oh, my boyfriend went to Yale and he's so proud of it that he never takes off his Yale
sweatshirt, even when we make love," she replies.
A couple of days later, another girl comes in for a checkup. As she takes off her
blouse, he notices a green "M" on her chest. "Do you have a boyfriend at Michigan?"
asks the doctor.
The grandfather replies, "I'll bet you five dollars you can't. It's too wiggly and limp to
put back in that little hole."
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The little boy runs into the house and comes back out with a can of hair spray. He
sprays the worm until it is straight and stiff as a board. Then he stuffs the worm back
into the hole. The grandfather hands the little boy five dollars, grabs the hair spray
and runs into the house.
Say Goodbye To Willy
A construction worker came home just in time to find his wife in bed with another
man. So he dragged the man down the stairs to the garage and put his Wet Willy in a
vise. He secured it tightly and removed the handle. Then he picked up a hacksaw.
Thirty minutes later, the grandfather comes back out and hands the little boy another
five dollars. The little boy says, "Grandpa, you already gave me five dollars."
The man, terrified, screamed, "Stop! Stop! You're not going to cut it off, are you???!?"
The grandfather replies, "I know. That's from your grandma."
The husband said, with a gleam of revenge in his eye, "Nope. You are. *I'm* going to
set the garage on fire."
Apartment Living
Joe leased an apartment and went to the lobby to put his name on his mailbox. While
there, an attractive young lady came out of the apartment next to the mailboxes
wearing a robe. Joe smiled at the young woman and she started a conversation with
him. As they talked, her robe slipped open, and it was obvious that she had nothing
else on. Poor Joe broke out into a sweat trying to maintain eye contact. After a few
minutes, she placed her hand on his arm and said, "Let's go to my apartment, I hear
someone coming."
Wedding Night
John and Mary had been high school sweethearts, but they had never had sex.
"We'll have to wait until we are married," she told him.
So he waits.
They are engaged three years, and finally the big day rolls around. On their wedding
night, Mary comes out of the bathroom, and says "I have some bad news. I have my
period, and I don't want our first time to be all bloody!"
He followed her into her apartment, she closed the door and leaned against it,
allowing her robe to fall off completely. Now nude, she purred at him, "What would
you say is my best feature?" Flustered and embarrassed, Joe finally squeaked, "It's
got to be your ears!" Astounded and a little hurt she asked, "My ears? Look at these
breasts; they are full and 100% natural! I work out every day! My butt is firm and
solid! Look at my skin no blemishes anywhere! How can you feel the best part of my
body is my ears?"
John says, "You're kidding!"
Mary says, "We'll just have to wait a bit longer."
Mary goes to sleep, and wakes up at 3:00 am to get a drink. On her way back to bed,
she notices Johnny wide awake staring at the ceiling.
Clearing his throat, Joe stammered, "Outside, when you said you heard someone
coming... That was me!”
"There's no use John," she said, "You might as well go to sleep."
Spiders
A little girl was playing in the garden when she spotted two spiders mating.
"I would, except my dick's so hard there's not enough skin left to close my eyes!"
"Daddy, what are those two spiders doing?" she asked.
Five Hundred Bucks
Two couples were playing cards one evening. One of the husbands, Jerry,
accidentally dropped some cards on the floor. When he bent down under the table to
pick them up, he noticed that Ray's wife Shaniqua, had her legs spread wide, and she
wasn't wearing any underwear! Shocked by this, Jerry, upon trying to sit up again, hit
his head on the table and emerged red-faced.
"They're mating," her father replied.
"What do you call the spider on top, Daddy?" she asked.
"That's a daddy longlegs." her father answered.
Later, Jerry went into the kitchen to get some refreshments. Shaniqua followed him
and asked, "Did you see anything that you liked under the table?"
"So, the other one is a mommy longlegs?" the little girl asked.
"No," her father replied. "Both of them are daddy longlegs,"
Surprised by her boldness, Jerry courageously admitted that, well, yes, he did. She
said, "You can have it, but it will cost you $500." After taking a minute or two to
assess the financial and moral costs of this offer, Jerry indicated that he was indeed
interested.
The little girl thought for a moment, then took her foot and stamped them flat. "Well,
we're not having THAT sort of shit in our garden."
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She told him that since her husband, Ray, works Friday afternoons and Jerry doesn't,
that Jerry should be at her house around 2:00 PM, Friday afternoon.
Good Samaritan
One night the madam opened the brothel door to see an elderly man. His clothes
were all disheveled and he looked needy.
When Friday rolls around, Jerry shows up at Ray's house for sex with Ray's wife at
2:00 PM sharp, and after paying her the agreed upon $500.00, they go to her
bedroom and have fantastic sex, just as Shaniqua had promised. Afterwards, Jerry
quickly dresses and leaves.
"Can I help you?" the madam asked.
"I want Natalie." The old man replied.
As was his habit at 6:00 PM, Ray returned home from work. Upon entering the house
and encountering his wife, he asked loudly, "Did Jerry come by with my money?"
"Sir. Natalie is one of our most expensive ladies, perhaps someone else."
With a lump in her throat, Ray's wife answered, "Oh yeah, he did stop by here for a
few minutes this afternoon."
"No, I must see Natalie."
Just then Natalie appeared and informed the old man that she charges $1,000 per
visit.
Her heart nearly skipped a beat when Ray curtly asked, "And did he give you
$500.00?"
The man never blinked and reached into his pocket and handed her ten $100 bills.
The two went upstairs for an hour, whereupon the man calmly left.
In terror she assumed she'd somehow been found out, and after mustering up her
best poker face, she replied, "Well, yes, in fact he did give me five hundred dollars."
The next night he appeared again demanding Natalie. Natalie explained that no one
had come back two nights in a row and that there were no discounts... It was still
$1,000 per visit. Again the old man took out the money, the two went up to the room
and he calmly left an hour later.
Ray, with a satisfied look on his face, surprised Shaniqua by saying, "Good, I was
hoping so. Jerry came by my office this morning and borrowed five hundred dollars
from me. He promised me he'd stop by this afternoon on his way home and pay me
back."
When he showed up the third consecutive night, no one could believe it. Again he
handed the money to Natalie and up to the room they went. At the end of the hour,
Natalie questioned the old man. "No one has ever used my services three nights in a
row. Where are you from?"
The Missionary
A missionary gets sent into deepest darkest Africa and goes to live with a tribe
therein. He spends years with the people, teaching them to read and write. One thing
he particularly stresses is the evils of sexual sin.
The old man replied, "I'm from Philadelphia."
Thou must not commit adultery or fornication!!
"Really?" replied Natalie. "I have a sister who lives there."
One day the wife of one of the Tribe's noblemen gives birth to a white child.
"Yes, I know," said the old man. "Your father died. She gave me $3,000 to give to
you."
The village is shocked and the chief is sent by his people to talk with the missionary.
"You have taught us of the evils of sexual sin, yet here a black woman gives birth to a
white child. You are the only white man that has ever set foot in our village. It doesn't
take a genius to work out what has been going on!"
Facelift
A man decides to have a facelift for his birthday. He spends $5,000 and feels really
good about the result. On his way home, he stops at a newsstand and buys a paper.
Before leaving he says to the clerk, "I hope you don't mind me asking, but how old do
you think I am?"
The missionary replies: "No, no, my good man. You are mistaken. What you have
here is a natural occurrence - what is called an albino. Look to thy yonder field. See a
field of white sheep, and yet amongst them is one black one.
"About 35," was the reply.
Nature does this on occasion."
"I'm actually 47," the man says, feeling really happy.
The chief pauses for a moment then says "Tell you what, you don't say anything
about the black sheep, and I won't say anything about the white child"
After that he goes into McDonalds for lunch and asks the order clerk the same
question, to which the reply is "Oh, you look about 29."
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"I am actually 47." This makes him feel really good.
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While standing at the bus stop, he asks an old woman the same question. She
replies, "I am 85 years old and my eyesight is going. But when I was young, there
was a sure way of telling a man's age. If I put my hand down your pants and play
with your balls, I will be able to tell your exact age."
"Do me or do me not - there is no try."
"Early must I rise. Leave now you must!"
"You know, this would be a lot more fun without Frank Oz's hand up my ass."
"Happens to every guy sometimes this does."
"When 900 years old you get, Viagra you need too, hmmmm?"
"Ow, ow, OW! On my ear you are!"
"Who's your Jedi master? WHO'S your Jedi Master?"
As there was no one around, the man thought what the hell and let her slip her hand
down his pants. After a bit, the old lady says, "OK, that's fine, I'm done...You are 47."
No Pool Like An Old Pool!
Saturday morning ... and Bob's just about to set off on a round of golf when he
realizes that he forgot to tell his wife that the guy who fixes the washing machine is
coming by about noon.
Stunned, the man says, "That was brilliant! How did you do that?
The old lady replies, "I was behind you in McDonalds."
After the front nine, Bob heads back to the clubhouse and phones home.
The Chicken and The Egg
A chicken and an egg are lying in bed. The chicken is smoking a cigarette with a
satisfied smile on its face and the egg is frowning and looking a bit pissed off.
"Hello?" Says a little girl's voice.
"Hi, honey, its Daddy," says Bob. "Is Mommy near the phone?"
The egg mutters, to no one in particular, "Well, I guess we answered THAT question!"
"No, Daddy. She's upstairs in the bedroom with Uncle Frank."
Busted Whorehouse
A whorehouse gets busted. The girls are lined up out front, and a cop is going down
the line giving them all tickets.
After a brief pause, Bob says, "But you haven't got an Uncle Frank, honey!"
A little, old lady approaches one of the girls at the end of the line and asks, "Why are
all of you lovely ladies here in line like this?"
"Okay, then. Here's what I want you to do. Put down the phone, run upstairs and
knock on the bedroom door and shout in to Mommy and Uncle Frank that Daddy's car
just pulled up outside the house."
"Yes, I do, and he's upstairs in the bedroom with Mommy!" she replies.
The smart-assed whore explains, "Lady, we're waiting in line for our lollipops."
"Okay, Daddy!" she says.
"Oh, that's nice, dear," said the little, old lady. "I haven't had one of them in so long. I
think I'll get in line too."
A few minutes later, the little girl comes back to the phone. "Well, I did what you said,
Daddy."
A few minutes later, the cop is standing in front of the little, old lady. "Lady, aren't you
a little old for this?"
"And what happened?" he asks.
She looks him right in the eye and winks, "As long as they keep making 'em, I'm
gonna keep sucking 'em."
"Well, Mommy jumped out of bed with no clothes on and ran around screaming, then
she tripped over the rug and went out the front window and now she's dead."
"Oh my god... And what about Uncle Frank?" he asks.
Forward This On I Must...
The Top 12 Things Uttered by Yoda While Making Love
12. "Ahhh! Yoda's little friend you seek!"
11. "Urm. Put a shield on my saber I must."
10. "Feel the force!"
9. "Foreplay, cuddling - a Jedi craves not these things."
8. "Down here, I am. Find a ladder, I must!"
"He jumped out of bed with no clothes on too and he was all scared and he jumped
out the back window into the swimming pool, but he must have forgot that last week
you took out all the water to clean it, so he hit the bottom of the swimming pool and
now he's dead too."
There is a long pause, then Bob says, "Swimming pool?... Is this 854-7039?"
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Amish Technology
An Amish boy and his father were visiting a mall. They were amazed by almost
everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart
and back together again. The boy asked his father, "What is this father?" The father
(never
having seen an elevator) responded, "Son, I have never seen anything like this in my
life, I don't know what it is."
CHAPTER 9: Ethnic Jokes and Bar Jokes
Shaking It
Paddy the Irishman, Charles the Englishman and Jimmy the Scot visited a strip joint.
The girl is shaking her stuff in front of them wearing a g-string.
Paddy (showing off) pulls out a $20 bill, licks it and sticks it on her ass cheek.
While the boy and his father were watching wide-eyed, an old lady limping slightly
with a cane slowly walks up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls
opened and the lady walks between them and into a small room. The walls closed
and the boy and his father watched small circles of light with numbers above the wall
light up. They continued to watch the circles light up in the reverse direction. The
walls opened up again and a beautiful 24-year-old woman stepped out.
Charles (trying to show up Paddy) pulls out a $50 bill, licks it and sticks it on her other
ass cheek.
Jimmy pulls out his ATM card swipes it down the crack of her butt and puts the $20
and the $50 in his wallet.
The father said to his son, "Go get your Mother."
The Vasectomy
After having their 11th child, a redneck couple decided that that was enough. They
could not afford a larger doublewide. So, the husband went to his doctor, who also
treated mules, and told him that he and his wife/cousin didn't want to have any more
children.
Bubba
Two rednecks, Bubba and Earl, were driving down the road drinking a couple of
bottles of Bud. The passenger, Bubba, said "Lookey thar up ahead, Earl, it's a pollice roadblock!! We're gonna get busted fer drinkin' these here beers!!"
The doctor told him that there was a procedure called a vasectomy that could fix the
problem. The doctor instructed him to go home, get a cherry bomb (small fireworks),
light it, put it in a beer can, then hold the can up to his ear and count on your fingers
up to 10.
Don't worry, Bubba", Earl said. "We'll just pull over and finish drinkin' these beers,
peel off the label and stick it on our foreheads, and throw the bottles under the seat."
The redneck said to the doctor, "I may not be the smartest man, but I don't see how
putting a cherry bomb in a beer can next to my ear is going to help me."
“Just let me do the talkin', OK?" said Earl.
"What fer?" asked Bubba.
Well, they finished their beers, threw the empty bottles under the seat, and each put a
label on their forehead. When they reached the roadblock, the sheriff said, "You boys
been drinkin'?"
So, the couple drove to get a second opinion.
The second doctor was just about to tell them about the medical procedure for a
vasectomy when he realized how truly backwards these people were. This doctor
instead told the man to go home and get a cherry bomb, light it, place it in a beer can,
hold it to his ear and count to 10 on his fingers.
"No, sir", said Earl. "We're on the patch."
Helga (from Sweden) And The Cold Beer
It was a hot day in Minnesota. Helga hung the wash, put the roast in the oven, and
then went downtown to pick up some dry cleaning. "Gudness, it is hot", she mused
as she walked down Main Street. She passed by a tavern and thought, "vy nodt?"
Helga sat at the bar, and the bartender asked her what she would have. Helga said,
"Ya know, it's so hot, I tink I'll haff myself a cold beer." The bartender asked,
"Anhauser Busch?" Helga, surprised, replied, "Vell fine, tanks. Undt how's your
pecker? "
Figuring that both learned physicians couldn't be wrong, the man went home, lit a
cherry bomb and put it in a beer can. He held the can up to his ear and began to
count.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5...” at which point he paused, placed the beer can between his legs and
resumed counting on his other hand and then...
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Rednecks In Space
As a member of StarFleet, you know if your Captain is a redneck when:
"The pub called. You left your wheelchair there again."
Your shuttlecraft has been up on blocks for over a month
He paints flames and a NRA sticker on the warp nacelles
You have a shuttle called "Billy Joe Bob"
He refers to Klingons as "Critters"
He refers to Photon Torpedoes as "Popguns"
He has the sensor array repaired with a bent coat hanger and aluminum foil
He installs a set of bullhorns on the front of the saucer section
He says "Got your ears on, good buddy" instead of "open hailing frequencies"
He hangs fuzzy dice over the view screen
He rewires his communicator into his belt buckle
He keeps a six-pack under his command chair and a gun rack above it
He says "Yee-Ha!" instead of "Engage"
He has a hand-tooled holster for his phaser
He insists on calling his executive officer "Bubba"
He sets the fore view screen to reruns of "Bassmaster"
He programs the food replicator for beer, ribs, and turnip greens
He paints the starship John Deere green
He refers to a Pulsar as a "Blue Light Special"
He refers to the Mutara Nebula as a "swamp"
His moonshine is stronger than Romulan Ale
He sings "Lucille" instead of "Kathleen"
His idea of dress uniform is CLEAN bib overalls
He wears mirrored shades on the Bridge
His idea of a "gas giant" is that big ol' XO Bubba after a meal of beans and weenies
He sets phaser to "Cajun"
German Lesson #7
Dog:
Barkenpantensniffer
Dog Catcher:
Barkenpantensniffersnatcher
Dog Catcher's Truck:
Barkenpantensniffersnatcherwagen
Garage for Truck:
Barkenpantensniffensnatcherwagenhaus
Truck Repairman:
Barkenpantensniffensnatcherwagenmechanikerwerker
Mechanic's Union:
Barkenpantensniffensnatcherwagenmechanikerwerkerfeatherbeddengefixengruppe
Doctor:
Chestergethumpenpulsentooker
Nurse:
Chestergethumpenpulsentookerhelper
Hypodermic Needle:
Chestergethumpenpulsentookerhelperhurtensticker
Backside:
Chestergethumpenpulsentookerhelperhurtenstickerstabbenplatz
Piano:
Plinkenplankenplunkenbox
Pianist:
A Night at the Pub
An Irishman's been drinking at a pub all night. The bartender finally says that the bar
is closing. So the Irishman stands up to leave and falls flat on his face. He tries to
stand one more time, same result. He figures he'll crawl outside and get some fresh
air and maybe that will sober him up.
Plinkenplankenplunkenboxgepounder
Piano Stool:
Plinkenplankenplunkenboxgepounderspinnenseat
Piano Recital:
Plinkenplankenplunkenboxgepounderoffengeshowenspelle
Fathers at the Recital:
Plinkenplankenplunkenboxgepounderoffengeshowenspellensnoozengruppe
Mothers at the Recital:
Once outside he stands up and falls flat on his face. So he decides to crawl the 4
blocks to his home and when he arrives at the door he stands up and falls flat on his
face. He crawls through the door into his bedroom. When he reaches his bed he
tries one more time to stand up. This time he manages to pull himself upright but he
quickly falls right into bed and is sound asleep as soon as his head hits the pillow.
Plinkenplankenplunkenboxgepounderoffengeshowenspellensnoozengruppenuppenw
akers
He awakens the next morning to his wife standing over him shouting at him.
Automobile:
Honkenbrakenscreecher
Gasoline:
Honkenbrakenscreecherzoomerjuicen
Driver:
Honkenbrakenscreecherguidenschtunker
“So, you've been out drinking again!!"
"What makes you say that?" He asks as he puts on an innocent look.
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Auto Mechanic:
Honkenbrakenscreecherknockengepingersputtergefixer
Repair Bill:
Bankenrollergebustenuptottenliste
Do-It-Yourself Country & Western Song
I met her ___________
(1)
___________; I can still recall _________.
(2)
(3)
1.
on the highway
in Sheboygan
outside Fresno
at a truck stop
on probation
in a jail cell
in a nightmare
incognito
in the Stone Age
in a treehouse
in a gay bar
2.
in September
at McDonald's
ridin' shotgun
wrestlin' gators
all hunched over
poppin' uppers
sort of pregnant
with some joggers
stoned on oatmeal
with Merv Griffin
dead all over
I'd never rate her more than "4"
they'd hate her guts in Baltimore
it was a raven, nothing more
we really lost the last World War
I'd have to scrape her off the floor
what strong deodorants were for
that she was rotten to the core
that I would upchuck on the floor
3.
that purple dress
that little hat
that burlap bra
those training pants
the stolen goods
that plastic nose
the Stassin pin
the neon sign
that creepy smile
the hearing aid
the boxer shorts
9.
our love would never die
there was no other guy
man wasn't meant to fly
that Nixon didn't lie
her basset hound was shy
that Rolaids made her high
she'd have a Swiss on rye
she loved my one blue eye
her brother's name was Hy
she liked "Spy vs. Spy"
that birthdays made her cry
she couldn't stand my tie
5.
in the twilight
but I loved her
by the off-ramp
near Poughkeepsie
with her cobra
when she shot me
on her elbows
with Led-Zeppelin
with Miss Piggy
with a wetback
in her muu-muu
7.
I promised her
I knew deep down
She asked me if
I told her shrink
10.
run off
wind up
boogie
yodel
sky dive
turn green
freak out
blast off
make it
black out
bobsled
grovel
__________________; _________________________ goodbye.
(11)
(12)
11.
with my best friend
in my Edsel
on a surfboard
on "The Gong Show"
with her dentist
on her "Workmate"
with a robot
with no clothes on
at her health club
in her Maytag
with her guru
while in labor
and I knew _______________. ____________ I'd _______________ forever;
(6)
(7)
(8)
6.
no guy would ever love her more
that she would be an easy score
she'd bought her dentures in a store
that she would be a crashing bore
punch her out
live off her
have my rash
stay a dwarf
hate her dog
pick my nose
play "Go Fish"
salivate
She said to me ____________. But who'd have thought she'd _______________
(9)
(10)
She was ____________________ ____________________,
(4)
(5)
4.
sobbin' at the toll booth
drinkin' Dr. Pepper
weighted down with Twinkies
breakin' out with acne
crawlin' through the prairie
smellin' kind of funny
crashin' through the guardrail
chewin' on a hangnail
talkin' in Swahili
drownin' in the quicksand
slurpin' up linguini
The judge declared
My Pooh Bear said
I shrieked in pain
The painters knew
A Klingon said
My hamster thought
The blood test showed
Her rabbi said
8.
stay with her
warp her mind
swear off booze
change my sex
12.
You'd think at least that she'd have said
I never had the chance to say
She told her fat friend Grace to say
I now can kiss my credit cards
I guess I was too smashed to say
I watched her melt away and sobbed
She fell beneath the wheels and cried
She sent a hired thug to say
She freaked out on the lawn and screamed
I pushed her off the bridge and waved
But that's the way that pygmies say
She sealed me in the vault and smirked
Californians
A Texan, a Californian, and a Seattlite were drinking their favorite beverage in a bar.
The Texan drained his glass of tequila, threw the half-full bottle up in the air, drew
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and fired his pistol, shattering the bottle. The other two were shocked at his ruining
perfectly good tequila. The Texan, however, simply drew himself up and announced,
"Where I come from, we have plenty of tequila."
Wife- " I don't know, one of them is jumping up and down in the back of the truck and
the other is blowing the horn."
The Californian, not to be outdone, drained his glass of wine, threw the wine bottle
into the air, drew and fired his pistol, also shattering his bottle. Looking over at the
other two with an air of superiority, he announced, "Where I come from, we have
plenty of fine wine and the best of everything!"
A Man and His Guinness
An Irishman walks into a bar in Dublin, orders three pints of Guinness and sits in the
back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he
comes back to the bar and orders three more. The bartender asks him, "You know, a
pint goes flat after I draw it; it would taste better if you bought one at a time.”
The Seattlite drained his bottle of Red Hook Ale, threw it up in the air, drew his pistol
and shot the Californian dead. He then caught the bottle on the way down and
showed it to the Texan saying, "Where I come from we recycle these -- and we have
plenty of Californians."
The Irishman replies, "Well, you see, I have two brothers. One is in America, the
other in Australia, and I'm here in Dublin. When we all left home, we promised that
we'd drink this way to remember the days when we drank together." The bartender
admits that this is a nice custom, and leaves it there.
The Farmer and His Pigs
A farmer wants to get his two female pigs pregnant but he can't afford the stud
service so he goes to the Vet.
The Irishman becomes a regular in the bar, and always drinks the same way: He
orders three pints and drinks them in turn. One day, he comes in and orders two
pints. All the other regulars notice and fall silent.
Farmer- "Hey doc I've got these two pigs I want to breed but I can't afford to stud 'em,
is there anything cheaper?"
When he comes back to the bar for the second round, the bartender says, "I don't
want to intrude on your grief, but I wanted to offer my condolences on your great
loss." The Irishman looks confused for a moment, then a light dawns in his eye and
he laughs. "Oh, no," he says, "everyone's fine. I've just quit drinking."
Vet- "Well there's artificial insemination - Blah blah blah…" He goes on to describe
some pretty expensive procedures all of which are out of the farmer's price range.
Farmer- "No none of that stuff will do, Its too expensive, anything else?"
Eighteen Bottles
I had eighteen bottles of whiskey in my cellar and was told by my sister to empty the
contents of each and every bottle down the sink, or else... I said I would and
proceeded with the unpleasant task. I withdrew the cork from the first bottle and
poured the contents down the sink with the exception of one glass, which I drank. I
then withdrew the cork from the second bottle and did likewise with it, with the
exception of one glass, which I drank. I then withdrew the cork from the third bottle
and poured the whiskey down the sink that I drank. I pulled the cork from the fourth
bottle down the sink and poured the bottle down the glass, which I drank. I pulled the
bottle from the cork of the next and drank one sink out of it, and threw the rest down
the glass. I pulled the sink out of the next glass and poured the cork down the bottle.
Then I corked the sink with the glass, bottled the drink and drank the pour. When I
had everything emptied, I steadied the house with one hand, counted the glasses,
corks, bottles, and sinks with the other, which were twenty-nine, and as the houses
came by I counted them again, and finally I had all the houses in one bottle, which I
drank. I'm not under tha affluence of incohol as some tinkle peep I am. I'm not half as
thunk as you might drink. I fool so feelish I don't know who is me, and the drunker I
stand here, the longer I get.
-- Author unknown
Vet- "Well, not many people know this but human DNA is close enough to pig DNA to
produce offspring. Here's what you do - take your pigs out at night, load them in your
pick-up, take them out to the fields and have sex with them. No one will know what
you're up to and you'll get them pregnant."
Farmer- "How will I know they're pregnant?"
Vet- "If they're pregnant, they'll be lying in the shade the next day."
So the farmer follows the advice and that night he struggles to put the pigs in the
truck, drives out, porks them, and drives back later that night. The next day the pigs
are just standing around. So the next night he does it all over again only he porks
each one twice and drives back even more tired. Next day - nothing, they're just
walking around.
So he goes out again, porks them three times each and comes back in more worn out
than ever. This goes on for the rest of the week and by Saturday the farmer is too
tired to get out of bed so he asks his wife to get up and look outside at the pigs.
Farmer- "What are the pigs doing dear?"
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Beer Anecdotes
It was the accepted practice in Babylonia 4,000 years ago that for a month after the
wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could
drink. Mead is a honey beer, and because their calendar was lunar based, this
period was called the "honey month" - or what we know today as the "honeymoon."
2 cups dried fruit
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup brown sugar
lemon juice
nuts
1 bottle whiskey
Before thermometers were invented, brewers would dip a thumb or finger into the mix
to find the right temperature for adding yeast. Too cold, and the yeast wouldn't grow.
Too hot, and the yeast would die. This thumb in the beer is where we get the phrase
"rule of thumb."
Directions:
Sample the whiskey to check for quality. Take a large bowl. Check the whiskey again;
to be sure it is of the highest quality, pour one level cup and drink. Repeat. Turn on
the electric mixer, and beat one cup of butter in a large, fluffy bowl. Add one teaspoon
of sugar and beat again.
In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So, in old England, when
customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and
quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's."
Beer was the reason the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. It's clear from the
Mayflower's log that the crew didn't want to waste beer looking for a better site. The
log goes on to state that the passengers "were hasted ashore and made to drink
water that the seamen might have the more beer."
Make sure the whiskey is still okay. Cry another tup. Turn off the mixer. Break two
leggs and add to the bowl, then chuck in the cup of dried fruit. Mix on the turner. If the
fried druit gets stuck in the beaterers, pry it loose with a drewscriver.
Sample the whiskey to check for tonsisticity. Next, sift two cups of salt. Or something.
Who cares? Check the whiskey. Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts. Add
one table. Spoon. Of sugar or something. Whatever you can find.
After consuming a bucket or two of vibrant brew they called aul, or ale, the Vikings
would head fearlessly into battle often without armor or even shirts. In fact, the term
"berserk" means "bare shirt" in Norse, and eventually took on the meaning of their
wild battles.
Grease the oven. Turn the cake tin to 350 degrees. Don't forget to beat off the turner.
Throw the bowl out the window, check the whiskey again, and go to bed.
In 1740 Admiral Vernon of the British fleet decided to water down the navy's rum.
Needless to say, the sailors weren't too pleased and called Admiral Vernon, Old
Grog, after the stiff wool grogram coats he wore. The term "grog" soon began to
mean the watered down drink itself. When you were drunk on this grog, you were
"groggy", a word still in use today.
The Cherry
A guy walks into a bar with his pet monkey. He orders a drink and while he's drinking
it the monkey jumps all over the place. The monkey grabs some olives off the bar
and eats them, then grabs some sliced limes and eats them, then jumps up on the
pool table, grabs the cue ball and swallows it whole. The bartender screams at the
guy, "Did you see what your monkey just did?"
Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or
handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get
some service. "Wet your whistle", is the phrase inspired by this practice.
The guy says, "No, what?"
In the middle ages, "nunchion" was the word for liquid lunches. It was a combination
of the words "noon scheken", or noon drinking. In those days, a large chunk of bread
was called lunch. So if you ate bread with your nunchion, you had what we still today
call a luncheon.
"He just ate the cue ball off my pool table?” says the bartender.
"Whole? Yeah, that doesn't surprise me, replied the patron" "He eats everything in
sight, the little bastard. I'll pay for everything he eats, cue ball and all." The patron
finishes his drink, pays his bill and leaves.
Recipe For A Holiday Fruitcake
Two weeks later he's in the bar again & has his monkey with him. He orders a drink
and the monkey starts running around the bar again. The monkey finds a maraschino
cherry on the bar. He grabs the cherry and sticks it up his ass, pulls it out, and eats it.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
4 large eggs
The bartender is disgusted (who isn't?) "Did you see what your monkey just did?" he
asked.
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The West Aussie just couldn't believe what he was seeing!
"Now what?" responded the patron.
Eventually one of the Irishmen came over to him and pounded him on the back.
"Well, he stuck the maraschino cherry up his ass, then pulled it out and ate it!" says
the barkeeper.
'That was a good one mate' he said ' None of us have ever heard that one before!'
"Yeah, that doesn't surprise me," replies the patron, "He still eats everything in sight,
but ever since he ate that damned cue ball, he measures everything first!"
The Joke of the Irish
Danny McGuire came home from work to find his lovely bride sitting in the living room
still in her bathrobe. "Kate my wife" he says, "what ever is the matter, yer still in yer
robe."
Bar Jokes
A prominent West Australian person was in Ireland and having a pint at the local pub
and as tourists will do, was leaning against the bar and nattering with one of the
locals. The bar was full of Irishmen, some playing darts and some playing pool.
"Ah Danny," says she, "Tis poorly I'm feeling. I didn't know what to do so I called Doc
McDonald. 'I'll need a specimen' he says and hung up. Danny, I don't know what a
specimen is."
Suddenly one of the Irishmen shouted out 'four!'
"Ah lass I don't know either, but if you high yerself up the stairs to Mrs. Murphy 'n'
she'll be able to tell ye."
The whole bar cracked up with laughter!
The West Aussie was puzzled but just thought something must have happened to
make every body roar with laughter.
Off goes Kate bounding up the stairs.
Suddenly another Irishman yelled 'nineteen!'
Soon Danny hears a horrible thump, bang and a hell of a crash. Opening his door, he
sees Kate piled up at the bottom of the landing.
Again everybody in the bar roared with laughter.
"Kate, what ever happened?"
This happened a couple more times and again the whole bar laughed and laughed!
"I tol' Mrs. Murphy what the doc said and she told me to just piss in a bottle. So I told
her to shit in her hat... And the fight was on."
By this time the West Aussie just couldn't contain his curiosity and said to the
Irishman he was conversing with: 'What on earth is everybody laughing about?'
The Two Italian Men
A bus stops and two Italian men get on. They seat themselves and engage in
animated conversation. The lady sitting behind them ignores their conversation at
first, but she listens in horror as one of the men says the following: "Emma come first.
Den I come. Two asses, dey come together. I come again. Two asses, dey come
together again. I come again and pee twice. Then I come once-a more."
'Well' said the Irishman, 'when everbody gets a skinfull they always tell the same
jokes again and again. So we devised a way to overcome the problem of having to
repeat them over and over. We gave each joke a number and now instead of saying
the joke we just yell out a number and everyone knows what the joke is!
Well the West Aussie just couldn't believe what he was hearing.
'It's true' said the Irishman 'why don't you give it a go?'
"You foul-mouthed swine," retorted the lady indignantly, "in this country we don't talk
about our sex lives in public!"
The West Aussie thought about this for a moment and decided that he would fool
them!
"Hey, coola down lady," said the man, "Imma just tellun my friend howa to spella
Mississippi."
He yelled out 'Two hundred and ninety seven!'
Cajun Humor
Boudreaux see Thibodeaux walking down the street one day with a paper bag under
his arm.
Well - the whole bar just broke up. Tears of laughter were just pouring out the eyes of
these grown men as they rocked with laughter!
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Boudreaux say, "Thibodeaux, what you got in dat bag?"
Thibodeaux say, "I got some cokes in dere."
Boudreaux say, "Thibodeaux, if I can guess how many cokes you got in dat bag, can I
have one?"
Thibodeaux say, "Boudreaux, if you can guess how many cokes I got in dat bag, I'll
give you both of dem."
Boudreaux say, "OK, six."
Man: Again?
Farmer: Some things you just can't explain.
Man: So, what did you do then?
Farmer: I took her right leg this time and tied it to the post on the right.
Egyptian Humor
The Pharaoh was dictating, and his scribe was busily chipping away at the stone
tablet. "I have plans... to form," the monarch said slowly, "a personal bodyguard... of
stalwart... and virile... young men."
Man: and then?
The chips flew, but then suddenly ceased flying, and the perspiring chiseler looked up
inquiringly, "Excuse me, your Majesty, but is virile spelled with one or two testicles?"
Man: Hmmm...
Farmer: Well, I sat back down and began milking her again. Just as got the bucket
about full, the stupid cow knocked over the bucket with her tail.
Farmer: Some things you just can't explain.
Man: So, what did you do?
Chinese Joke
A Chinese couple's in bed.
The husband says, "I want a sixty-nine."
His wife says, "Why you want beef and broccoli now?"
Farmer: Well, I didn't have any more rope, so I took off my belt and tied her tail to the
rafter. In that moment, my pants fell down and my wife walked in...
Amish Joke
An Amish lady is trotting down the road in her horse and buggy when she is pulled
over by a cop.
The Farmer
A farmer is sitting in the neighborhood bar getting soused. A man comes in and asks
the farmer, "Hey, why are you sitting here on this beautiful day getting drunk?"
"Ma'am, I'm not going to ticket you, but I do have to issue you a warning. You have a
broken reflector on your buggy."
Farmer: Some things you just can't explain.
Man: So what happened that's so horrible?
"Oh, I'll let my husband, Jacob, know as soon as I get home."
Farmer: Well, today I was sitting by my cow milking her. Just as I got the bucket
about full, she took her left leg and kicked over the bucket.
"That's fine. Another thing, ma'am. I don't like the way that one rein loops across the
horse's back and around one of his balls. I consider that animal abuse. That's cruelty
to animals. Have your husband take care of that right away!"
Man: Ok, but that's not so bad.
Later that day, the lady is home telling her husband about her encounter with the cop.
"Well, dear, what exactly did he say?"
Farmer: Some things you just can't explain.
Man: So what happened then?
"He said the reflector is broken."
Farmer: I took her left leg and tied it to the post on the left.
"I can fix that in two minutes. What else?"
Man: and then?
"I'm not sure, Jacob... something about the emergency brake..."
Farmer: Well, I sat back down and continued to milk her. Just as I got the bucket
about full, she took her right leg and kicked over the bucket.
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A Redneck Wins The Lottery!
A Redneck buys a ticket and wins the lottery. He goes to Austin to claim it where the
man verifies his ticket number.
Bat Masterson smiled and looked up and the boy and said, "That was pretty good
shooting son. I couldn't do better than that myself, but I do have one good tip for you."
"What's that?" the boy asked.
The Redneck says, "I want my $20 million."
"I suggest that you go to the kitchen and ask the cook for a large can of lard. Then
take both guns of yours and stick them down deep in the lard."
To which the man replied, "No, sir. It doesn't work that way. We give you a million
today, and then you'll get the rest spread out for the next 19 years."
Puzzled the young gunslinger asked Masterson why he should do that.
The Redneck said, "Oh, no. I want all my money RIGHT now! I won it, and I want it."
Masterson put his cards down again, leaned back in his chair, and said, "Well son,
when Wyatt Earp gets done playing the piano over there, he's going to take those two
guns of yours and..."
Again the man patiently explains that he would only get a million that day and the rest
during the next 19 years.
The Redneck, furious with the man, screams out, "Look, I WANT MY MONEY!! If
you're not going to give me my $20 million "right now," THEN I WANT MY DOLLAR
BACK!!
Operator
An old Jewish man is talking long-distance to California when all of a sudden he gets
cut off. He hollers, "Operator, giff me beck the party!"
The Wild, Wild West
It's 1880, the decade of gunslingers and gentlemen. This is a story of one such young
man that wanted more than anything to be the fastest and most respected gunslinger
in the west. The place was Dodge City, Kansas in the Sawdust Saloon. The young
man walked into the Sawdust Saloon and, to his surprise, saw Bat Masterson sitting
at a table playing poker.
She says, "I'm sorry sir, you'll have to make the call all over again."
He says, "What do you want from my life? Giff me beck da party."
She says, "I'm sorry sir, you'll have to place the call again."
He says, "Operator, ya know vat? Take da telephone and shove it in you-know-vere!"
And he hangs up.
The young man walked up to Bat and said, "Mr. Masterson, I would like to be a
gunslinger just like you. Could you give me some tips?"
Two days later he opens the door and there are two big, strapping guys standing
there who say, "We came to take your telephone out."
Bat Masterson put his cards down, looked up at the boy and said, "Son, I don't
usually give out tips like this cause it could someday be detrimental to my health, but
step back and let me take a look at you."
He says, "Vy?"
The boy stepped back and Mr. Masterson said, "You look good. You're wearing black,
you've got two ivory handled guns with waxed holsters, and you look like a
gunslinger. But what's more important, son, is: Can you shoot?"
They say, "Because you insulted Operator 28 two days ago. But if you'd like to call
up and apologize, we'll leave the telephone here."
He says, "Vait a minute, vat's da rush, vat's da hurry?" He goes to the telephone and
dials. "Hello? Get me Operator 28. Hello, Operator 28? Remember me? Two days
ago I insulted you? I told you to take da telephone and shove it in you-know-vere?"
The young man, happy to show how good he was, quickly drew his pistol from his
right holster and without aiming shot the cuff link off of the piano player's right sleeve.
Bat Masterson said, "That's good shooting son, but can you shoot with your left
hand?"
She says, "Yes?"
He says, "Vell, get ready -- dey're bringin' it to ya!"
Before Masterson could even finish, the boy had already drawn the pistol from his left
holster and shot the cuff link off of the piano player's left shirt sleeve. Very proud of
himself the young man blew the smoke away from his six shooter and holstered his
gun. "How was that?" the boy asked Masterson.
911
Emily Sue passed away and Bubba called 911. The 911 operator told Bubba that she
would send someone out right away.
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Man who lives in glass house should change clothes in basement.
"Where do you live?" asked the operator.
Man who fishes in other man's well often catches crabs.
Bubba replied, "At the end of Eucalyptus Drive."
The operator asked, "Can you spell that for me?"
The Deer Hunter
This guy was deer hunting in North Carolina. He shoots a deer, and as he is dragging
it back to his truck, he gets stopped by this redneck Game Warden who asks to see
his hunting license. The hunter shows him the license, and is about to leave when the
Game Warden says "Not so fast, Boy. I need to inspect the deer."
There was a long pause and finally Bubba said, "How 'bout if I drag her over to Oak
Street and you pick her up there?"
Chinese Proverbs…
Passionate kiss like spider's web, soon lead to undoing of fly.
The Game Warden then reaches down, sticks his finger up the deer's butt, pulls it out
then sniffs his finger. The Game Warden gets angry then says, "Wait a minute Boy!
This here ain't no North Carolina deer; this here is a Virginia deer! You need to have a
Virginia Hunting License to hunt this deer. You got a Virginia Hunting License on you
Boy?"
Virginity like bubble, one prick all gone.
Man who run in front of car get tired.
Well, it just so happens that the guy had been hunting in Virginia the week before. He
goes back into his wallet hand pulls out a Virginia Hunting License. The Game
Warden looks at the valid license and disappointingly says, "Well... OK, I guess I'll
have to let you go. I really do enjoy writing up Boys like you who hunt deer without a
license, but you look like you got everything in order. So go on; get out of here."
Man who run behind car get exhausted.
Man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day.
Foolish man give wife grand piano, wise man give wife upright organ.
The following week, the guy is hunting again. He shoots another deer and as he is
dragging it back to his truck, he gets stopped by the same Game Warden who says,
"Just a minute Boy. I need to inspect the deer." He reaches down, sticks his finger up
the deer's butt, pulls it out, sniffs his finger and says "Boy! This here is a South
Carolina deer! You got a South Carolina Hunting License?" The Hunter, somewhat
surprised, said that he had one in the truck. He goes and gets it out of the glove box,
shows it to the Game Warden, who again has to let him go.
Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok.
Man with one chopstick go hungry.
Man who scratches ass should not bite fingernails.
Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.
So this goes on for the next three weeks. Each week the hunter shoots a deer; one
from Georgia, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Each time the Game Warden stops to
do the Finger Test, and each time the hunter is able to produce the correct license.
Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk.
Panties not best thing on earth, but next to best thing on earth.
War not determine who right, war determine who left.
Finally, after the West Virginia deer, the Game Warden is furious: "Boy! You got a
hunting license from every state in the south! Where the hell are you from, anyway?"
Wife who put husband in doghouse soon find him in cathouse.
The hunter drops his pants, bends over and says, "You Tell Me!"
Man who fight with wife all day get no piece at night.
Bartender’s Guide To Picking Up Women…
The weekend is here and for those of you on the prowl we share this guide:
It take many nails to build crib but one screw to fill it.
Man who drive like hell bound to get there.
Seven New York City bartenders were asked if they could nail a woman's personality
based on what she drinks. Though interviewed separately, they concurred on almost
all counts.
Man who stand on toilet is high on pot.
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The results:
The Irishman, The Italian, and the Polok
An Irishman, an Italian, and a Polish guy are in a bar. They are having a good time
and all agree that the bar is a nice place.
Drink:
Personality:
Your Approach:
Beer
Casual, low-maintenance - down to earth.
Challenge her to a game of pool.
Drink:
Personality:
Your Approach:
Blender Drinks
Flaky, annoying - a pain in the neck.
Avoid her, unless you want to be her cabin boy.
Drink:
Personality:
Your Approach:
Mixed Drinks
Older, has picky taste - knows what she wants.
You won't have to approach her. She'll send YOU a drink.
Then the Italian says, "Yeah, that's a nice bar, but where I come from, there's a better
one. Over in Brooklyn, there's this place, Vinny's. At Vinny's, you buy a drink, Vinny
buys you a drink. You buy anudda drink, Vinny buys you anudda drink."
Drink:
Personality:
Your Approach:
Wine - (does not include white zinfandel, see below)
Conservative, classy - sophisticated.
Tell her you wish Reagan had had four more years... Alzheimer's
and term limits be damned.
Everyone agrees that sounds like a great bar.
Drink:
Personality:
Your approach:
White Zin
Thinks she is classy and sophisticated but actually has no clue.
Make her feel smarter than she is...
Drink:
Personality:
Shots
Hanging with frat-boy pals or looking to get drunk and have a
good time.
Easiest hit in the joint. Nothing to do but wait. If she likes salt on
the rim of her Margarita, you’re really in luck!
Your Approach:
Then the Irishman says, "Aye, this is a nice bar, but where I come from, back in
Dublin, there's a better one. At MacDougal's, you buy a drink, you buy another drink,
and MacDougal himself will buy your third drink!"
The others agree that sounds like a nice place.
Then the Polish guy says, "You think that's great? Where I come from, there's this
place called Warshowski's. At Warshowski's, they buy you your first drink, they buy
you your second drink, they buy you your third drink, and then, they take you in the
back and get you laid!"
"Wow!" say the other two. "That's fantastic! Did that actually happen to you?"
"No," replies the Polish guy, "but it happened to my sister!"
Introducing White Trash Barbie
She's larger and meaner than them other prissy, stuck-up, think-ther-better'n-you
Barbies! Now every girl can live the fantasy of ignorance and poverty with her special
trailer-park friend.
Then there is the MALE addendum. The deal with guys is, as always, very simple
and clear cut:
Domestic Beer:
He's poor and wants to get laid.
Imported Beer:
He likes good beer and wants to get laid.
Wine:
Every White Trash Barbie comes complete with:
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Two packs of Marlboro Lights for Barbie's smoking pleasure!
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A six-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer (It's on sale!) to refresh Barbie during her
busy day of bitching and watching TV.
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Stylish, every occasion Spandex pants*, halter top and sandals. (*Hot pants or
blue jean cut-offs may be substituted on dolls shipped to Alabama. Waffle House
uniform sold separately.)
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Barbie comes with platinum blonde hair with black roots showing.
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Miracle-o'-procreation button! Press button on Barbie's back and she's
pregnant...again!
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Action bitch pull string! Barbie can say 11 phrases including "I tol' jew #$%&@*
kids to git the hell outta my yard!", "Git me anuther beer, bay-bee.", "Whur's my
#$%&@* cigarettes?", and more.
He's hoping that the wine thing will give him a sophisticated image to help
him get laid.
Whiskey:
He doesn't give a hoot about anything but getting laid.
Tequila:
He is thinking he has a chance with the toothless waitress.
White Zinfandel:
He's gay.
Also Available:
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Barbie double-wide dream trailer. Mobile home fun complete with stained carpet,
broken steps, and TV set. Barbie's wormy pet cat Rufus, also included. Trailer
disassembles for use with the Tornado Action Playset (Sold separately).B
Barbie dream car. 1982 Camaro in mix-n'- match colors and smokin' chokin'
exhaust, and coat hanger radio antenna. Holds two white Trash Barbies or fifteen
MexMigrant Barbies (Sold separately). *Smoke non-toxic unless breathed.
Abusive boyfriend Ken with Asskickn' leg action and PimpSlap backhand.
With cowboy boots and MD 20/20 bottle. Curses, mumbles when string is pulled.
African-American version available (exc. Mississippi).
Married life Ken with Beer-bustin' expanding waist*. Molded to recliner, with TV
remote, beer, and chips. Says, "Shut up woman" and "Git me a beer." (*Waist
cannot be reduced once expanded.)
Goldberg declares, “Your husband just lost $500, and is afraid to come home.”
She hollers, “TELL HIM HE SHOULD DROP DEAD!”
Goldberg says, “I'll tell him.”
Biker Granny
A little old lady had always wanted to join a local biker club. One day she goes up
and knocks on the club's door. A big, hairy, bearded biker with tattoos all over his
arms answers.
She proclaims, "I want to join your club."
The Painting
A couple is attending an Art exhibit and they are looking at a portrait that has them a
little taken aback. The picture depicts 3 very black, very naked men sitting on a park
bench; 2 have a black penis and the one in the middle has a pink penis.
The guy was amused, but says she needs to meet certain biker requirements in order
to join. The biker asks, "Do you have a motorcycle?"
The little old lady replies, "Yep... my bike's parked over there," and points to a Harley
in the driveway.
As the couple is looking somewhat puzzled at the picture, the Irish artist walks by and
says, "Can I help you with this painting? I'm the artist who painted it."
The biker asks, "Do you drink?"
The little old lady replies, "Yep... drink like a fish. I'll drink any man in your club under
the table."
The man says "Well, we like the painting but don't understand why you have 3 African
men on a bench, and the one in the middle has a pink penis, while the other two have
a black penis."
The biker asks, "Do you smoke?"
The artist says, "Oh you are misinterpreting the painting. They're not African men,
they are Irish coal miners and the one in the middle went home for lunch."
The little old lady replies, "Yep... smoke like a chimney. At least 4 packs of cigarettes
a day and a couple of cigars in the evening, while I'm shooting pool."
The biker is very impressed and asks, "Last question, have you ever been picked up
by the fuzz?"
Discretion
Six elderly Jewish gentlemen were playing poker in the Condo clubhouse when
Meyer loses $500 on a single hand, clutches his chest and drops dead at the table.
The little old lady thinks for a minute and says, "Nope... but I've been swung around
by my nipples a few times."
Showing respect for their fallen comrade, the other five complete their playing time
standing up.
Florida Vacation
Two executives working in the garment center are having lunch together. Goldstein
says to his friend, "Last week was one of the worst weeks of my entire life."
Finkelstein looks around and asks, “Now, who is going to tell the wife?”
They draw straws. Goldberg, who is always a loser picks the short one. They tell him
to be discreet, be gentle, don't make a bad situation any worse than it is.
"What happened?" asks Birnbaum.
“Gentlemen! Discreet? I'm the most discreet mensch you will ever meet. Discretion is
my middle name, leave it to me.”
Goldstein moans, "My wife and I went to Florida on vacation. It rained for seven days
and seven nights, so my wife went out and spent thousands of dollars on the credit
card. I came back to New York and found out that my rat brother-in-law, the
accountant, has been ripping me off for millions. And to top it all off, when I came in
Goldberg schleps over to the Meyerowitz apartment, knocks on the door, the wife
answers, asks what he wants.
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to work on Monday morning, I found my son having sex with my best model on my
desk!"
The man says, "I can't take anything from you, I'm just glad that I didn't hurt you too
badly," and walks away.
"You think you had a bad week?" responds Birnbaum. "My week was even worse! I
went to Florida on vacation with my wife and it rained for seven days and seven
nights, so my wife went out and spent thousands on the credit card. Then, when I got
back to New York, I found out that my rat cousin, the accountant, has been ripping
me off for millions. To top it all off, when I came in to my office on Monday, I found
my son having sex with my best model on my desk!"
Watching the golfer depart, the leprechaun thinks, "Well, he was a nice
enough guy, and he did catch me, so I have to do something for him. I'll
give him the three things that I would have wished for. I'll give him a
great golf game, unlimited money and a great sex life."
"How can you say that your week was worse than mine?" asks Goldstein. "It was
identical!"
Well, a year goes past (as they often do in jokes like this) and the same golfer is out
playing on the same course at the 16th hole. He swings and hits it into the same
woods and goes off looking for his ball. When he finds the ball he sees the same little
man and asks how he is doing.
"You schmuck!" replies Birnbaum. "I manufacture menswear..."
The leprechaun says, "I'm fine, and might I ask how your golf game is?"
The golfer says, "It's great! I score under par every time."
Beer
Yesterday, scientists for the US Drug Administration suggested that men should take
a look at their beer consumption, considering the results of a recent analysis that
revealed the presence of female hormones in beer.
The leprechaun says, "I did that for you. And might I ask how your money is holding
out?"
The golfer says, "Well, now that you mention it, every time I put my hand in my
pocket, I pull out a wad of fifty's."
The theory is that drinking beer makes men turn into women. To test the finding, 100
men were fed 8 pints of beer each.
The leprechaun smiles and says, "I did that for you. And might I ask how your sex life
is?"
It was then observed that 100% of the men gained weight, talked excessively without
making sense, became overly emotional, couldn't drive, failed to think rationally,
argued over nothing, went to the bathroom excessively, and refused to apologize
when wrong.
The golfer looks at him a little shyly and says, "Well, maybe once or twice a week."
The leprechaun is floored and stammers, "Once or twice a week?!"
No further testing is planned.
The golfer, a little embarrassed, looks at him and says, "Well, that's not too bad for a
Catholic priest in a small parish."
A Redneck’s Last Words
What is the last thing most rednecks say before dying?
Airplane Joke
A man boards an airplane and takes his seat. As he settles in, he glances up and
sees a most beautiful woman boarding the plane. He soon realizes she is heading
straight towards his seat. A wave of nervous anticipation washes over him. Lo and
behold, she takes the seat right beside his. Eager to strike up a conversation, he
blurts out, "Business trip or vacation?"
Hey y'all, watch this!
The Leprechaun
One fine day in Ireland, a guy is out golfing and gets up to the 16th hole. He tees up
and shanks one off to the right into the woods. He goes looking for his ball and comes
across this little man with this huge bump on his head, and the golf ball lying right
beside him. "Goodness," says the golfer, and proceeds to revive the poor little man.
Upon awaking, the little guy says, "Well, you caught me fair and square. I am a
leprechaun and I will grant you three wishes."
"Nymphomaniac Convention in Chicago," she states. Whoa!!! He swallows hard and
is instantly crazed with excitement.
Here's the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen, sitting RIGHT next to him and
she's going to a meeting of nymphomaniacs!
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Struggling to maintain his outward cool, he calmly asks, "What's your business role at
this convention?"
talking with the workers. She hung around and eventually the construction crew gems in the rough all of them - more or less adopted her as a kind of project mascot.
They chatted with her, let her sit with them while they had coffee and lunch breaks,
and gave her little jobs to do here and there to make her feel important.
"Lecturer", she says. "I use my experiences to debunk some of the popular myths
about sexuality."
At the end of the first week they even presented her with a pay envelope containing a
dollar. The little girl took this home to her mother who said all the appropriate words
of admiration and suggested that they take the dollar pay she had received to the
bank the next day to start a savings account. When they got to the bank the teller
was equally impressed with the story and asked the little girl how she had come by
her very own pay check at such a young age. The little girl proudly replied, "I've been
working with a crew building a house all week." "My goodness gracious," said the
teller, "and will you be working on the house again this week too?"
"Really," he says, swallowing hard, "what myths are those?"
"Well," she explains, "one popular myth is that African American men are the most
well-endowed when, in fact, it is the Native American Indian who is most likely to
possess that trait. Another popular myth is that French men are the best lovers, when
actually it is men of Greek descent."
Suddenly, the woman becomes very embarrassed and blushes. "I'm sorry," she says,
"I shouldn't be discussing this with you, I don't even know your name!"
"I will if those useless cocksuckers at the lumberyard ever bring us the fucking
drywall," replied the little girl.
"Tonto," the man says, as he extends his hand. "Tonto Papadopoulos."
Something To Offend Damn-Near Everyone...
Where does an Irish family go on vacation? A different bar.
Beer
(UPI) -- Police warn all male clubbers, party-goers, and unsuspecting pub regulars to
be alert and stay cautious when offered a drink from a woman. A new date rape drug
on the market called "beer" is being used by females to target unsuspecting men.
The drug is generally found in liquid form and is available almost anywhere. "Beer" is
sometimes used by female sexual predators at parties and bars to "convince their
male victims to go home and have sex with them," according to a police spokesman.
Did you hear about the Chinese couple that had a retarded baby? They named him
Sum Ting Wong.
What would you call it when an Italian has one arm shorter than the other? A speech
impediment.
Typically, a woman needs only to persuade a guy to consume a few units of "beer"
and then simply ask him home for no-strings-attached sex. Men are helpless against
this approach. After several "beers", men often succumb to desires to perform sexual
acts with women to whom they would usually not be attracted. Men often awaken
after being given "beer" with only hazy memories of exactly what happened the night
before, just a vague feeling something had occurred. Some unfortunate men report
having been trapped in a familiar scam known as "a relationship". Apparently, men
are easy victims for this scam after "beer" is administered and they've been sexually
approached previously.
What does it mean when the flag at the Post Office is flying at half mast? They're
hiring.
Please forward this warning to every male you know. If you should fall victim to this
insidious "beer" and the predatory women plying it, there are male support groups in
most towns where you can discuss the details of your shocking encounter in an open
and frank manner with similarly affected, like-minded guys. For the nearest such
support group near you, look up "Golf Courses" in the yellow pages.
Why do driver’s education classes in Redneck schools use the car only on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays? Because on Tuesday and Thursday, the Sex Ed class
uses it.
Construction Job
A young family moved into a house next door to a vacant lot. One day a construction
crew turned up to start building a house on the empty lot. The young family's six-yearold daughter naturally took an interest in all the activity going on next door and started
How do you get a sweet little 80-year-old lady to say f*ck? Get another sweet little 80year-old lady to yell *BINGO*!
Why aren't there any Puerto Ricans on Star Trek? Because they're not going to work
in the future, either.
Did you hear about the dyslexic Rabbi? He walks around saying, "Yo"
What do you call an Alabama farmer with a sheep under each arm? A pimp.
What's the difference between a southern zoo and a northern zoo? A southern zoo
has a description of the animal on the front of the cage, along with a recipe.
What's the Cuban national anthem? "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"
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creatures upon which the tribe had ever feasted, they were to leave marks upon the
road or the wood, or they were to send foul to the tribe with these marks to indicate
they were alive, still, and hunting to win the hand of the princess.
What's the difference between a northern fairytale and a southern fairytale?
A northern fairytale begins: "Once upon a time..."
A southern fairytale begins: "'Y'all ain't gonna believe this $hit.."
So the two warriors went their separate ways. Flying Eagle went south and planned
to come full-circle by turning west and making his back to the tribe as the seasons
changed. He knew he would face the massive flock of foul who moved with the
seasons. Flying Eagle knew also the ways of the fish and the bears, as he knew the
ways of all the animals of the south and the west. Flying Eagle chose the north
because he felt he would win the game quickly with the largest game for the tribe. He
knew Fallen Rock would surely return home from the north.
The Amazing Goldstein
A traveling salesman visits a small town in the Midwest and sees a circus banner
reading, "Don't Miss the Amazing Goldstein!"
Curious, he buys a ticket and sits through the usual circus acts: animals, clowns,
contortionists, etc. Suddenly, trumpets blare and all eyes turn to the center ring.
There in the middle of the ring is a table with three walnuts on it.
Fallen Rock, however, knew the special things about the animals in the north. He
knew things about creatures throughout the lands, especially in the hills. He knew
how to befriend the animals, and to gain their trust.
In comes a little old Jewish man, five feet tall and barely able to walk to the table. He
unzips his pants, whips out his long schlong, and proceeds to smash all three walnuts
with three mighty swings! The crowd erupts in thunderous applause as the elderly
Goldstein is carried off on the shoulders of the clowns.
As so, the two warriors went their separate ways to hunt for the hand of the princess.
Days passed.
Twenty years later the salesman visits the same little town and he sees a faded sign
for the same circus and the same "Don't Miss the Amazing Goldstein." He can't
believe the old guy is still alive, much less still doing his act! So he buys a ticket and
sits through the various acts.
Indeed, days passed into weeks, and then months. Still neither warrior returned from
the hunt. The princess grew frantic, but whenever she grew truly frantic, always there
was a report of a mark upon the road to show the warriors were still upon their hunt.
Months passed. Then more, then years. Still neither warrior returned from the hunt.
Again the princess grew frantic, but even still, when she grew truly frantic, always
there was a report of the marks upon the road, or there would be the arrival of a
hawk, an eagle, a falcon, creatures the tribe had never seen showing that, yes, both
warriors still were alive, continuing on the hunt, earnest to win the hand of the
princess.
Finally, the center ring is illuminated. This time, instead of walnuts, three coconuts are
on the table. As before, old Goldstein takes forever to make it to the table. He unzips
his fly and proceeds to smash the coconuts with three swings of his amazing schlong.
The crowd goes wild!
The salesman requests a meeting with him after the show. In Goldstein's dressing
room, the salesman tells him he's never seen anything like his act. But he wants to
know why he's now smashing coconuts instead of the much easier walnuts. "Vell,"
says Goldstein,
Finally, after four years, Flying Eagle came upon the edges of the tribe with a cloth
one mile long made of the skins of several animals. Upon this skin which dragged
along behind him were the animals of the entire world, sheep, goat, hawk, eagle,
sparrow. There were salmon, pike, guppy and catfish. There were buffalo, deer and
antelope. Moose were piled with beaver, and bobcat with rattlesnake. Miles upon
miles of animals lay upon this mile long sheet of animal skin, and the village cried with
pride and joy over the offering Flying Eagle made to the princess.
"My eyes aren't vhat they used to be!"
Indian Legends
There was once a princess of the American Tribes of long ago who fell in love with a
warrior in the tribe named Fallen Rock. He was, for her and many others, the
bravest, most daring, best skilled warrior for the tribe, but he vied for her love in
competition with one of the other great warriors, Flying Eagle. By tradition, this fact
alone would cause the mutual love between Fallen Rock and the princess to be
challenged, and the princess laid down the competition to earn her love.
Yet within days, a bird flew in with the mark of Fallen Rock.
And so they waited.
They waited weeks, and still again they waited more.
They waited months, and yes, they waited even more.
It was well known that Fallen Rock was the greatest hunter of the tribe. So the
princess made her challenge thus: He who hunted the greatest game for the tribe
would win her hand. They were both to go their separate ways, to hunt for all of the
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Years passed, then decades, for truly when they lost hope, still a bird flew in with
news of Fallen Rock and his continued hunt.
Spouse's Name: _________________________________
2nd Spouse's Name: _____________________________
3rd Spouse's Name: _____________________________
Lover's Name: __________________________________
2nd Lover's Name: ______________________________
The princess did not marry Flying Eagle, for she loved Fallen Rock, and in truth the
contest had not yet been completed. Fallen Rock was still alive, and he was still
hunting.
Relationship with spouse:
[_] Sister
[_] Aunt
[_] Brother
[_] Uncle
[_] Mother
[_] Son
[_] Father
[_] Daughter
[_] Cousin
[_] Pet
[_] Best friend's wife
Yet still he did not return.
As the tribe awaited his return, the world changed. The white man moved in, and an
uncomfortable peace fell upon the land. Yet still, as she awaited her true love, Fallen
Rock, the romantics of the white man also heard the tale, and they too waited for his
return.
And in time they began to search, with the people of the tribe, to find him and tell him
to return to claim the hand of the princess. People around the land of America grew
fascinated, and anxious to learn of how this tale would end. And yet is has not.
Relationship with lover:
[_] Sister
[_] Aunt
[_] Brother
[_] Uncle
[_] Mother
[_] Son
[_] Father
[_] Daughter
[_] Cousin
[_] Pet
[_] Best friend's wife
And this, this is why you see, among the hills of this land, the helpful sings of the
people of this land who spread the word of this tale. Here is why, in the dangerous
hills, you see these signs, as they request the following favor to all who travel
through:
"Watch out for Fallen Rock"
Number of children living in household: ___
Number of children living in shed:
___
Number of children that are yours:
___
Redneck's Driving Application
Plez compleet this paper, best ya can.
Mother's Name: ____________________________
Father's Name: _____________________________
Last name: ________________
Eucation: 1 2 3 4 (Circle highest grade completed)
If you obtained a higher education what was your major?
[_] 5th grade
[_] 6th grade
First name:
[_] Billy-Bob
[_] Billy-Joe
[_] Billy-Ray
[_] Billy-Sue
[_] Billy-Mae
[_] Billy-Jack
[_] Bobby-Sue
[_] Bobby-Jo
[_] Bobby-Ann
[_] Bobby-Lee
[_] Bobby-Ellen
[_] Bobby-Beth Ann Sue
Age: ____ (if unsure, guess)
Sex: [_]M
[_]F
Shoe Size: ____ Left ____ Right
Occupation:
[_] Farmer
[_] Hair Dresser
[_] Un-employed
Do you [_] own or [_] rent your mobile home?
Vehicles you own and where you keep them:
___ Total number of vehicles you own
___ Number of vehicles that still crank
___ Number of vehicles in front yard
___ Number of vehicles in back yard
___ Number of vehicles on cement blocks
[_]None
Age you started drivin ______ (If over 10 are you are still slow lerrnin ? [_] Yes [_]
No)
[_] Mechanic
[_] Waitress
[_] Dirty Politician
Firearms you own and where you keep them:
____ truck
____ kitchen
____ bedroom
____ bathroom/outhouse
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____ shed
____ pawnshop
Model and year of your pickup: _____________ 194_
The next day, the boyfriend was again driving in the buggy with the daughter. He
said, "My nose is freezing cold." The daughter replied, "Put it between my legs. It will
warm up." He did, and his nose warmed up.
Do you have a gun rack?
[_] Yes [_] No; If no, please explain:
The next day, the boyfriend was once again driving with the daughter and he said,
"My penis is frozen solid."
Newspapers/magazines you subscribe to:
[_] The National Enquirer
[_] The Globe
[_] TV Guide
[_] Soap Opera Digest
[_] Rifle and Shotgun
[_] Bassmasters
The next day, the daughter is driving in the buggy with her mother, and she says to
her mother, "Have you ever heard of a penis?" The slightly concerned mother says,
"Sure, why do you ask?" The daughter says, "Well, they make one hell of a mess
when they thaw out!"
___ Number of times you've seen a UFO?
___ Number of times you've seen Elvis?
___ Number of times you've seen Elvis in a UFO?
Thibodeaux and Boudreaux
One day Boudreaux and Thibodeaux were fishing in each their boats in the Basin
Canal. Soon Boudreaux see Thibodeaux paddlin' toward him.
How often do you bathe:
[_] Weekly
[_] Monthly
[_] Not Applicable
When he got dere he ax Boudreaux to borrow his cigarette lighter. He wanted to
smoke real bad and couldn't find his lighter.
"Hey Boudreaux, let me borrow you lighter. I can't find mine."
How many teeth in YOUR mouth? ___
Color of teeth:
[_] Yellow
[_] Brown
[_] N/A
Boudreaux whipped out a pretty Bic lighter a foot long. Man, he pushed down on dat
lighter and a flame 6 inches tall come out.
[_] Brownish-Yellow
[_] Black
Thibodeaux was so impressed he ax Boudreaux where he got dat.
"A genie gave me dat. Jus paddle round da bend dere and you'll see a big rusty drum
tied to a limb dere. Just rub dat drum and she will come out and grant you one wish."
Brand of chewing tobacco you prefer:
[_] Red-Man
[_] Skoal
Thibodeaux hurry and paddle out dere to get his wish. He was so nervous and
excited. When he got dere, he rub dat drum and sure 'nuff, out she came.
How far is your home from a paved road?
[_] 1 mile
[_] 2 miles
[_] don't know
"What is your wish master?" she asked. " Mais, let me see. Oh, yes! I want a million
bucks." "Your wish is on it's way."
Sure enough. The sky fill up with ducks. All kinds of ducks. Bigones, 'lil ones - - all
kinds. He was so upset. He didn't want ducks, so he paddled back to Boudreaux. The
ducks still following him.
Freezing
An Amish woman and her daughter were riding in an old pen buggy one cold,
blustery January day. The daughter said to the mother, "My hands are freezing cold."
The mother replied, "Put your hands between your legs. The body heat will warm
them up." So the daughter did, and her hands warmed up.
"Boudreaux, what's the matter wit dat dam genie. I ask for a million bucks and look
what she send me."
The next day, the daughter was riding in the buggy with her boyfriend. The boyfriend
said, "My hands are freezing cold." The daughter replied, "Put them between my legs,
they'll warm up."
"Don't feel too bad, Thibodeaux... mais you tink I ax for a 12 inch Bic?"
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Tongue Twister
If a bra is an upper topper titty flopper stopper, and a jock strap is a lower decker
pecker checker, and a roll of toilet tissue is a super duper doody pooper scooper,
what do you call a Japanese drummer boy whose father has diarrhea?
The boy yells back, "Roll of chicken wire."
Old man says, "What you gonna do with that?"
Boy says, "Gonna catch some chickens."
A slap happy Jappy with a crap happy pappy.
Old man yells, "You damn fool, you can't catch chickens with chicken wire."
Boy laughs and keeps walking.
New Support Group
Have you heard about the new support group for talkaholics?
That evening at sunset the boy comes walking by and to the old man's surprise he is
dragging behind him the chicken wire with about 30 chickens caught in it.
They call it On an On Anon.
Same time next morning the old man is out watching the sun rise. He sees the boy
walk by with something kind of round in his hand.
Perspective
Four guys are telling stories in a bar. One guy leaves for a Bathroom break... Three
guys are left...
Old man yells out, "Hey boy, whatcha got there?"
Boy yells back, "Roll of duck tape."
First guy says, "I was worried that my son was gonna be a loser because he started
out washing cars for a local dealership. Turns out that he got a break, they made him
a salesman, and he sold so many cars that he bought the dealership. In fact, he's so
successful that he just gave his best friend a new Mercedes for his birthday."
Old man says, "What you gonna do with that?"
Boy says back, "Gonna catch me some ducks."
Second guy says, "I was worried about my son too because he started out raking
leaves for a Realtor. Turns out HE got a break, they made him a commissioned
salesman, and he eventually bought the real estate firm. In fact, he's so successful
that he just gave his best friend a new house for his birthday."
Old man yells back, "You damn fool, you can't catch ducks with duck tape."
Boy just laughs and keeps on walking. That night around sunset the boy walks by
coming home, and to the old man's amazement, he is trailing behind him the unrolled
roll of duck tape, with about 35 ducks caught in it.
Third guy says, "Yeah, I hear you. MY son started out sweeping floors in a brokerage
firm. Well, HE got a break, they made HIM a broker, and now he owns the brokerage
firm. In fact, he's so rich that he just gave HIS best friend $1 million in stock for his
birthday."
Same time next morning the old man sees the boy walking by carrying what looks like
a long reed, with something fuzzy on the end.
Old man says, "Hey boy, whatcha got there?"
Fourth guy comes back from the can. The first 3 explain that they are telling stories
about their kids so he says, "Well, I'm embarrassed to admit that my son is a MAJOR
disappointment... He started out as a hairdresser and is STILL a hairdresser after 15
years... In fact I just found out that he's gay and has SEVERAL boyfriends. But, I try
to look at the bright side: his boyfriends just bought him a new Mercedes, a new
house and $1 million in Stock for his birthday."
Boy says, "It's a pussy willow."
Old man yells, "Wait up...! I'll get my hat!"
Those Wacky Canadians…
WINNIPEG (Reuters) - A stark naked woman pedaled her bicycle down a busy street
in freezing temperatures, a man polished off a plate of worms and bugs, and a third
person changed his name to an obscenity.
Catching Things
An old man in Mississippi was sitting on his porch watching the sunrise. He sees the
neighbor's kid walk by carrying something big under his arm.
All were stunts aimed at a chance to win C$10,000 in a month-long radio contest held
by a rock station in this otherwise quiet city on the Canadian Prairies.
He yells out, "Hey boy, whatcha got there?"
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“It's been unbelievable,” Morley Calahan, program director of Winnipeg's Power 97
rock station, said Thursday.
The Canadian persists: "Do you eat jelly with the bread??"
American: "Of Course."
The 'BJ and Hal's Toughest Contest Ever', named after the radio station's morning
show hosts, has so far prompted 20 people to perform outrageous acts in hopes of
winning the money.
Canadian: (cracking his gum between his teeth and chuckling). "We don't. In Canada
we eat fresh fruit for breakfast, then we put all the peels, seeds, and leftovers in
containers, recycle them into jam and sell the jam to the states."
“Today we've had a lady shave all her body hair, including her eyebrows, nose hairs,
everything you can think of. She's clean as a baby,” Calahan said.
The American then asks: "Do you have sex in Canada?"
The 700,000 citizens of Winnipeg awoke Thursday to front-page newspaper photos of
an 18-year-old woman who braved freezing weather and high snow banks to ride her
bike in the buff down the main street of Portage Avenue.
Canadian: "Why of course we do", the Canadian says with a big smirk.
“Lady Godiva of Portage,” blared the headline.
Canadian: "We throw them away, of course."
The public prosecutor's office is pondering whether to lay charges for indecent
exposure after the woman was arrested by two sheepish-looking police officers.
American: "We don't. In America, we put them in a container, recycle them, melt them
down into chewing gum and sell them to Canada."
American: And what do you do with the condoms once you've used them?"
Calahan said one man ate live worms and cockroaches from a silver platter, another
had BJ and Hal's faces tattooed on his buttocks, and another performed a strip tease
at a nightclub.
So, what DOES a Canadian Have to be Proud of?
1. Smarties
2. Crispy Crunch
3. Coffee Crisp
4. The size of our footballs, fields and one less down
5. Lacrosse is Canadian
6. Hockey is Canadian
7. Basketball is Canadian
8. Mr. Dress-up can kick Mr. Rogers ass
9. Tim Horton's kicks Dunkin' Donuts ass
10. In the war of 1812, Canadians pushed the Americans so far back...past their
'White House', we burned it... and most of Washington, under the command of
William Lyon McKenzie who was insane and hammered all the time. We got
bored because they ran away, so we came home and partied... Go figure.
11. Canada has the largest French population that never surrendered to Germany.
12. We have the largest English population that never-ever surrendered or withdrew
during any war.
13. Our civil war was a big bar fight that lasted a little over an hour.
14. The only person who was arrested in our civil war was an American mercenary,
who slept in and missed the whole thing... but showed up just in time to get
caught.
15. We knew plaid was cool far before Seattle caught on.
16. The Hudson Bay Company once owned over 10% of the Earth’s surface and is
still around as the worlds oldest Company.
17. The average dog sled team can kill and devour a full grown human in under 3
minutes.
18. We still know what to do with all the parts of a buffalo.
19. We don't marry our kin-folk.
“He even brought his own rip-away thong underwear,” said Calahan, who admitted he
was puzzled by the lengths people would go to just to get a chance at winning some
money.
“Personally I don't get it, but they're more than happy to do it,” Calahan mused. “It's
really an interesting study in human nature.”
Those Wacky Canadians Again…
An American is having breakfast one morning; coffee, croissants, bread, butter & jam
when a Canadian man, chewing gum, sits down next to him. The American ignores
the Canadian who, nevertheless, starts a conversation:
Canadian: "You American folk eat the whole bread??"
American (in a bad mood): "Of course."
Canadian: (after blowing a huge bubble) "We don't. In Canada, we only eat what's
inside. The crusts we collect in a container, recycle it, transform them into croissants
and sell them to the states."
The Canadian has a smirk on his face.
The American listens in silence.
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20. We invented ski-doos, jet-skis, Velcro, zippers, Zambonis, the long distance and
short wave radios that save countless lives each year.
21. We ALL have frozen our tongues to something metal and lived to tell about it.
22. Oh ya...and the handles on our beer cases are big enough to fit your hands with
mitts on.
"Name's Enoch... Your neighbor from four miles over the ridge... Having a party
Saturday... Thought you'd like to come."
"Great," says Sam, "after six months of this I'm ready to meet some local folks.
Thanks for inviting me!"
As Enoch is leaving, he stops, "Gotta warn you though, there's gonna be some
drinkin'."
Boudreaux & Thibodeaux
One day Father Boudreaux and Pastor Thibodeaux wus fishin’ on the side of the
road. Dey thoughtfully made a sign saying "The End is Near, Cher' ! Turn yurself
'Round now, before it's too late!," and showed it to each passing car.
"Not a problem. After 25 years in the newspaper business, I can drink with the best of
'em."
Again, as he starts to leave Enoch stops. "More 'n' likely gonna be some fightin' too."
Well dis one car dat passed didn't appreciate the sign and wus shouting at dem and
hollin "Leave us alone, you religious nuts!"
Tough crowd, Sam thinks to himself. "Well, I get along with people. Don't worry, I'll be
there. Thanks again!"
Den all of a sudden dey heard a big splash and dey looked at each other and Fr.
Boudreaux said ... "ya think we shoulda just put a sign dat says 'Bridge Out' instead?"
Once again Enoch turns from the door... "I've seen some wild sex at these parties,
too."
Man In A Bar
A very shy guy goes into a bar and sees a beautiful woman sitting at the bar. After an
hour of gathering up his courage he finally goes over to her and asks, tentatively,
"Um, would you mind if I chatted with you for a while?"
"Now that's not a problem," says Sam, "Remember I've been alone for six months! I'll
definitely be there... By the way, what should I wear?"
Enoch stops in the door one last time and says, "Whatever you want, just gonna be
the two of us."
To which she responds by yelling, at the top of her lungs, "No, I won't sleep with you
tonight!"
You Know You’re From West Virginia When...
1. Your house still has the "WIDE LOAD" sign on the back.
2. You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.
3. You think a woman who is "out of your league" bowls on a different night.
4. Taking your wife on a cruise means circling the Dairy Queen.
5. You believe dual air bags refer to your wife and mother-in-law.
6. Your front porch collapses and four dogs git killed.
7. You go to your family reunion looking for a date.
8. Your Junior/Senior Prom had a Daycare.
9. You carried a fishing pole into Sea World.
10. Your huntin' dawg had a litter of puppies in the living room and nobody noticed.
11. You can get dog hair from your belly button.
12. The Halloween pumpkin on your front porch has more teeth than your wife.
13. You had to remove a toothpick for your wedding pictures.
14. You consider your license plate personalized because your dad made it in prison.
15. You have a rag for a gas cap.
16. The blue book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how much
gas it has in it.
17. You have to go outside to get something out of the 'fridge.
18. A seven course meal is a bucket of KFC and a six pack.
19. One of your kids was born on a pool table.
Everyone in the bar is now staring at them. Naturally, the guy is hopelessly and
completely embarrassed and he slinks back to his table.
After a few minutes, the woman walks over to him and apologizes. She smiles at him
and says, "I'm sorry if I embarrassed you. You see, I'm a graduate student in
psychology and I'm studying how people respond to embarrassing situations."
To which he responds, at the top of his lungs, "Two hundred dollars?!!"
Party Time
A man named Sam had been in the newspaper business for 25 years when he finally
became sick of the stress. So he quits his job and buys 50 acres of land in Vermont
as far from humanity as possible.
Sam sees the postman once a week and gets groceries once a month. Otherwise it's
total peace and quiet. After six months or so of almost total isolation, he's finishing
dinner when someone knocks on his door... He opens it and there is a big, bearded
Vermonter standing there.
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20. You have spray painted your girlfriend's name on an overpass.
21. You've ever climbed a water tower with a bucket of paint to defend your sister's
honor.
22. You can tell your age by the number of rings in the bathtub.
23. You can change the oil in your truck without ducking your head.
24. You own a homemade fur coat.
25. Your wife's job requires her to wear an orange vest.
26. On Thanksgiving Day you have to decide which pet to eat.
27. Your school fight song is "Dueling Banjos."
28. You think "taking out the trash" means taking your in-laws to a movie.
29. Your coffee table used to be a cable spool.
30. You've got "Clapper" devices controlling the appliances in your house.
31. You hammer bottle caps into the frame of your front door to make it look nice.
32. The Home Shopping Network operator recognizes your voice.
33. The taillight covers of your car are made of red tape.
34. You have every episode of Hee-Haw on tape.
35. Your father executes the "pull my finger" trick during Christmas dinner.
36. You think a hot tub is a stolen bathroom fixture.
37. The gas pedal on your car is shaped like a bare foot.
38. You think the French Riviera is a foreign car.
39. You wonder how service stations keep their restrooms so clean.
7.
A man owns an Arkansas house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an
average slope of 15%. The man has 5 children. Can each of the children place
a mobile home on the man's land?
8.
A 2-ton pulpwood truck is overloaded and proceeding down a steep grade on a
secondary road at 45 mph. The brakes fail. Given the average traffic loading of
secondary roads, how many people will swerve to avoid the truck before it
crashes at the bottom of the mountain? For extra credit, how many of the
vehicles that swerved will have mufflers and uncracked windshields?
9.
A coal mine operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Area. The mine
employs 120 miners per shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of 3rd
shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the shift?
10. How many generations will it take before cattle develop two legs shorter than the
others because of grazing along a mountainside?
Cajun Humor
Well, Boudreuax's old lady was pregnant.
So, he brought her to the doctor.
Redneck Engineering Exam
1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that will support a 10pound possum.
2.
The doctor began to deliver the baby.
She had a little boy, and the doctor looked over at Boudreaux and said, "Hey
Boudreaux! You just had a son!"
Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest when placed on blocks in
your front yard? A) '66 Ford Fairlane B) '69 Chevrolet Chevelle C) '64 Pontiac
GTO
3.
If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20 gallons of shine per
hour, how many car radiators are necessary to condense the product?
4.
A pulpwood cutter has chain saw that operates at 2700 rpm. The density of the
pine trees in a plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size.
The average tree diameter is 14”. How many Budweiser Tall-Boys will it take to
cut the trees?
Boudreaux got excited by this, but just then the doctor spoke up and said, "Hold on!
We ain't finished yet!"
The doctor then delivered a little girl.
He said, "Hey Boudreaux! Mais, you got you a daughter neg!"
Boudreaux got kind of puzzled by this, and then the doctor says, "Hold on, we still
ain't finished!" The doctor then delivered another boy.
He said, "Boudreaux, you just had another boy! But dats it!"
5.
6.
If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of R-12 simultaneously, what
would be the decrease in the ozone layer?
So, Boudreaux and his wife went home with the three children.
A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24” centers with a field rock
foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The porch floor is
1” rough sawn pine. When the porch collapses, how many hound dogs will be
killed?
When they got home, they began talking.
Boudreaux said, "Mama, you remember that night that we ran out of Vaseline and we
had to use that 3-in-1 Oil." She said, "Yeah.”
He said, "Mais, it's a good thing we didn't use no WD-40!"
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Halloween Party
There's this man with a bald head and a wooden leg who gets invited to a fancy dress
party. He doesn't know what costume to wear to hide his head and his leg, so he
writes to a fancy dress company to explain the problem.
A few days later he receives a parcel with a note. "Dear Sir, please find enclosed a
pirate's outfit. The spotted handkerchief will cover your bald head, and with your
wooden leg, you will be just right as a pirate." The man thinks this is terrible because
they have just emphasized his wooden leg and so he writes a really rude letter of
complaint.
4.
Flabby Arms Barbie. Hide Barbie's droopy triceps with these new, roomiersleeved gowns. Good news on the tummy front, too-muumuus with tummysupport panels are included.
5.
Bunion Barbie. Years of disco dancing in stiletto heels have definitely taken their
toll on Barbie's dainty arched feet. Soothe her sores with the pumice stone and
plasters, then slip on soft terry mules.
Divorced Barbie. Sells for $199.99. Comes with Ken's house, Ken's car, and
Ken's boat.
11. Post-Menopausal Barbie. This Barbie wets her pants when she sneezes, forgets
where she puts things, and cries a lot. She is sick and tired of Ken sitting on the
couch watching the tube, clicking through the channels. Comes with Depends
and Kleenex. As a bonus this year, the book "Getting In Touch with Your Inner
Self" is included.
Barbies for the Real World…
1. Bifocals Barbie. Comes with her own set of blended-lens fashion frames in six
wild colors (half-frames too!), neck chain and large-print editions of Vogue and
Martha Stewart Living.
Facial Hair Barbie. As Barbie's hormone levels shift, see her whiskers grow.
Available with teensy tweezers and magnifying mirror.
Soccer Mom Barbie. All that experience as a cheer-leader is really paying off as
Barbie dusts off her old high school megaphone to root for Babs and Ken, Jr.
Comes with minivan in robin-egg blue or white, and cooler filled with doughnut
holes and fruit punch.
Mid-life Crisis Barbie. It's time to ditch Ken. Barbie needs a change, and Alonzo
(her personal trainer) is just what the doctor ordered, along with Prozac. They're
hopping in her new red Miata and heading for the Napa Valley to open a B&B.
Includes a real tape of "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do."
10. Recovery Barbie. Too many parties have finally caught up with the ultimate party
girl. Now she does Twelve Steps instead of dance steps. Clean and sober, she's
going to meetings religiously. Comes with a little copy of The Big Book and a sixpack of Diet Coke.
The next day he receives a small parcel and a note which reads, "Dear Sir, please
find enclosed a jar of caramel. Pour the jar of caramel over your bald head, stick your
wooden leg up your ass and go as a candied apple!"
3.
7.
9.
Now the man is really annoyed since they have gone from emphasizing his wooden
leg to emphasizing his bald head, and he writes the company a REALLY rude letter of
complaint.
Hot Flash Barbie. Press Barbie's bellybutton and watch her face turn beet red
while tiny drops of perspiration appear on her forehead. Comes with hand-held
fan and tiny tissues.
No-More-Wrinkles Barbie. Erase those pesky crow's-feet and lip lines with a tube
of Skin Sparkle-Spackle, from Barbie's own line of exclusive age-blasting
cosmetics.
8.
A week passes and he receives another parcel and a note which says, "Dear Sir,
sorry about before, please find enclosed a monk's habit. The long robe will cover your
wooden leg, and with your bald head you will really look the part."
2.
6.
Politically Correct Ways To Say Someone Is Stupid
The lights are on but nobody's home.
His elevator doesn't stop at all the floors.
He's not playing with a full deck.
A few clowns short of a circus.
A few fries short of a happy meal.
The wheel's spinning, but the hamster's dead.
Slipped into the gene pool when the lifeguard wasn't watching.
The butter has slipped off his pancake.
The cheese slid off his cracker.
Body by Fisher, brains by Mattel.
Couldn't pour water out of a boot with instructions on the heel.
As smart as bait.
Doesn't have all his dogs on one leash.
Her sewing machine's out of thread.
One fruit loop shy of a full bowl.
Her antenna doesn't pick up all the channels.
His belt doesn't go through all the loops.
Proof that evolution CAN go in reverse.
Receiver is off the hook.
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Not wired to code.
Skylight leaks a little.
Her Slinky's kinked.
Too much yardage between the goal posts.
Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy to hold them together.
A photographic memory, but the lens cover is on.
During evolution his ancestors were in the control group.
Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train isn't coming.
Is so dense, light bends around her.
If brains were taxed, he'd get a rebate.
Standing close to her, you can hear the ocean.
Some drink from the fountain of knowledge, but he just gargled.
She stayed on the Tilt-A-Whirl a bit too long.
If brains were dynamite, he wouldn't have enough to blow his nose.
A few sandwiches short of a picnic.
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Sadly, we must also deny your request that we approach the National Science
Foundation's Phylogeny Department with the concept of assigning your specimen the
scientific name "Australopithecus spiff-arino." Speaking personally, I, for one, fought
tenaciously for the acceptance of your proposed taxonomy, but was ultimately voted
down because the species name you selected was hyphenated, and didn't really
sound like it might be Latin.
CHAPTER 10: Miracles of Modern Science and Engineering
From The Archives of the Smithsonian
Paleoanthropology Division
Smithsonian Institute
207 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20078
However, we gladly accept your generous donation of this fascinating specimen to
the museum. While it is undoubtedly not a hominid fossil, it is, nonetheless, yet
another riveting example of the great body of work you seem to accumulate here so
effortlessly. You should know that our Director has reserved a special shelf in his own
office for the display of the specimens you have previously submitted to the
Institution, and the entire staff speculates daily on what you will happen upon next in
your digs at the site you have discovered in your back yard.
Dear Sir:
Thank you for your latest submission to the Institute, labeled "211-D, layer seven,
next to the clothesline post. Hominid skull." We have given this specimen a careful
and detailed examination, and regret to inform you that we disagree with your theory
that it represents "conclusive proof of the presence of Early Man in Charleston
County two million years ago." Rather, it appears that what you have found is the
head of a Barbie doll, of the variety one of our staff, who has small children, believes
to be the "Malibu Barbie."
We eagerly anticipate your trip to our nation's capital that you proposed in your last
letter, and several of us are pressing the Director to pay for it. We are particularly
interested in hearing you expand on your theories surrounding the "trans-positating
fillifitation of ferrous ions in a structural matrix" that makes the excellent juvenile
Tyrannosaurus rex femur you recently discovered take on the deceptive appearance
of a rusty 9-mm Sears Craftsman automotive crescent wrench.
It is evident that you have given a great deal of thought to the analysis of this
specimen, and you may be quite certain that those of us who are familiar with your
prior work in the field were loathe to come to contradiction with your findings.
However, we do feel that there are a number of physical attributes of the specimen
that might have tipped you off to its modern origin:
1.
The material is molded plastic. Ancient hominid remains are typically fossilized
bone.
2.
The cranial capacity of the specimen is approximately 9 cubic centimeters, well
below the threshold of even the earliest identified proto-hominids.
3.
The dentition pattern evident on the "skull" is more consistent with the common
domesticated dog than it is with the "ravenous man-eating Pliocene clams" you
speculate roamed the wetlands during that time.
Yours in Science,
Harvey Rowe
Curator, Antiquities
A Call For More Scientific Truth in Product Warning Labels
by Susan Hewitt and Edward Subitzky
As scientists and concerned citizens, we applaud the recent trend towards legislation
that requires the prominent placing of warnings on products that present hazards to
the general public. Yet we must also offer the cautionary thought that such warnings,
however well intentioned, merely scratch the surface of what is really necessary in
this important area. This is especially true in light of the findings of 20th century
physics.
This latter finding is certainly one of the most intriguing hypotheses you have
submitted in your history with this institution, but the evidence seems to weigh rather
heavily against it. Without going into too much detail, let us say that:
A.
The specimen looks like the head of a Barbie doll that a dog has chewed on.
B.
Clams don't have teeth.
We are therefore proposing that, as responsible scientists, we join together in an
intensive push for new laws that will mandate the conspicuous placement of suitably
informative warnings on the packaging of every product offered for sale in the United
States of America. Our suggested list of warnings appears below.
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normal operation, and partly due to carbon dating's notorious inaccuracy in fossils of
recent geologic record. To the best of our knowledge, no Barbie dolls were produced
prior to 1956 AD, and carbon dating is likely to produce wildly inaccurate results.
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Engineer on a Deserted Island
Once upon a time, a male engineer decided to vacation on a cruise ship in the
Caribbean. It was wonderful...the experience of his life! He was waited upon hand
an foot. But, alas, it did not last. A Hurricane came up suddenly... And the ship went
down.
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The man found himself, he knew not how, swept up on the shore of an island. There
was nothing else anywhere to be seen. No person, no supplies, nothing. The man
looked around. There were some bananas and coconuts, but that was it. He was
desperate, and forlorn, but decided to make the best of it. So for the next four months
he ate bananas, drank coconut juice and mostly looked to the sea mightily for a ship
to come to his rescue.
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One day, as he was lying on the beech stroking his beard and looking for a ship, he
spotted movement out of the corner of his eye. Could it be true, was it a ship? No,
from around the corner of the island came this rowboat. In it was the most gorgeous
woman he had ever seen... Or at least within the past 4 months. She was tall and
tanned, and her blonde hair flowed in the sea breeze, giving her an almost ethereal
quality. She spotted him also (since he was waving and yelling and screaming to get
her attention). She rowed her boat towards him.
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In disbelief, he asked, "Where did you come from? How did you get here?"
She said, "I rowed from the other side of the island. I landed on this island when my
cruise ship sank"
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"Amazing", he said, "I didn't know anyone else had survived. How many of you are
there? Where, did you get the rowboat? You must have been really lucky to have a
rowboat wash-up with you?"
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"It is only me", she said, "and the rowboat didn't wash up, nothing else did."
"Well then", said the man, "how did you get the rowboat?"
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"I made the rowboat out of raw material that I found on the island," replied the
woman. "The oars were whittled from Gum tree branches, I wove the bottom from
Palm branches, and the sides and stern came from a Eucalyptus tree."
"Tell me something," she said, "We have both been out here for a very long time with
no companionship. You know what I mean. Have you been lonely? Is there anything
that you really miss? Something that all men and woman need? Something that it
would be really nice to have right now?"
"But, but." stuttered the man, "what about tools and hardware, how did you do that?"
"Oh, no problem," replied the woman, "on the south side of the island there is a very
unusual strata of alluvial rock exposed. I found that if I fired it to a certain temperature
in my kiln, it melted into forgeable ductile iron. I used that for tools, then used the
tools to make the hardware. But, enough of that," she said, "where do you live?"
"Yes there is," the man replied, moving closer to the woman while fixing her with a
long, intense gaze. "Tell me... Do you happen to have an Internet connection, too?"
MIR - A Study In Fear
KOROLYOV, RUSSIA - U.S. and Russian scientists are increasingly excited about
the Mir space station project, which promises to reveal more than has ever been
known about the scientific relationship between weightlessness and mortal terror.
At last the man was forced to confess that he had been sleeping on the beach. "Well,
let's row over to my place, she said." So they got into the rowboat and left for her
side of island.
The woman easily rowed them around to a wharf that led to the approach to her
place. She tied up the rowboat with a beautifully oven hemp rope. They walked up a
stone walk and around a Palm tree, and there stood an exquisite bungalow painted in
blue and white.
"By stranding our scientists on a dilapidated space station with faulty wiring, loose
hardware, and malfunctioning air systems," NASA head Daniel Goldin said, "we have
created extremely favorable conditions for learning about space-borne panic." The
two Russians and one American on board the station are reportedly terrified beyond
lucidity.
"It's not much," she said, "but I call it home. Sit down, please. Would you like a
drink?"
Among the groundbreaking experiments conducted on board Mir: a June 25 collision
with a cargo craft that depressurized the Spektr module; last week's emergency
power shortage, caused by a disconnected cable; and the periodic release of "dry ice"
steam that simulates a shipboard fire. All have been deemed a huge success by
agency heads.
"No thanks," said the man, "one more coconut juice and I will puke."
"It won't be coconut juice, the woman replied. "I have a still; how about a Pina
Colada?"
"They are in a constant state of what aerospace scientists term 'mind-shattering
terror,' frightened for their very lives," Russian mission director Vladimir Solovyov
said. "And we have not even used the hull-mounted Alien puppet that taps on the
window yet."
Trying to hide his continued amazement, the man accepted, and they sat down on
her couch to talk.
After a while, and they had exchanged their stories, the woman asked, "Tell me, have
you always had a beard?"
"We have also taken huge leaps in our understanding of the patterns created when
one wets his pants in the weightlessness of space," Solovyov said. "The urine
spreads out in an expanding sphere, something we did not expect."
"No", the man replied, "I was clean shaven all of my life, and even on the cruise ship."
"Well if you would like to shave, there's a man's razor upstairs in the cabinet in the
bathroom." The man, no longer questioning anything, went upstairs to the bathroom.
In the cabinet was a razor made from a bone handle, two shells honed to a hollowground edge fastened to its end inside of a swivel mechanism. The man shaved,
showered and went back down stairs.
Taking a break from his busy schedule, astronaut Michael Foale told ABC News
reporters: "Where is Mommy?"
"Please tell me the access code to the Soyuz capsule," Russian cosmonaut
Aleksandr Lazutkin said. "I would like to return to the chaotic government and
widespread hunger of my homeland."
"You look great," said the woman, "I think I'll go up and slip into something more
comfortable."
Scientists expect to gain even more useful data during an experiment at 3 a.m.
tomorrow. As the astronauts sleep, whirling red siren lights will flood the cabin while
an ear-splitting klaxon alarm jolts them awake. Detailed scientific data will then be
collected on such variables as open weeping and hair loss.
The man settled in to wait, continuing to sip his Pina Colada. After a short time, the
woman returned wearing strategically positioned fig leaves and smelling faintly of
gardenia.
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The Pontiac President was understandably skeptical about the letter, but sent an
engineer to check it out anyway. The latter was surprised to be greeted by a
successful, obviously well educated man in a fine neighborhood. He had arranged to
meet the man just after dinnertime, so the two hopped into the car and drove to the
ice cream store. It was vanilla ice cream that night and, sure enough, after they came
back to the car, it wouldn't start.
Fixing the Ring
It's common practice in England to ring a telephone by sending extra voltage across
one side of the two-wire circuit and ground (earth in England). When the subscriber
answers the phone, it switches to the two-wire circuit for the conversation. This
method allows two parties on the same line to be signaled without disturbing each
other.
The engineer returned for three more nights. The first night, the man got chocolate.
The car started. The second night, he got strawberry. The car started. The third
night he ordered vanilla. The car failed to start.
Anyway, an elderly lady with several pets called to say that her telephone failed to
ring when her friends called; and that on the few occasions when it did ring her dog
always barked first. The telephone repairman proceeded to the scene, curious to see
this psychic dog.
Now the engineer, being a logical man, refused to believe that this man's car was
allergic to vanilla ice cream. He arranged, therefore, to continue his visits for as long
as it took to solve the problem. And toward this end he began to take notes: he jotted
down all sorts of data, time of day, type of gas used, time to drive back and forth, etc.
He climbed a nearby telephone pole, hooked in his test set, and dialed the
subscriber's house. The phone didn't ring. He tried again. The dog barked loudly,
followed by a ringing telephone.
In a short time, he had a clue: the man took less time to buy vanilla than any other
flavor. Why? The answer was in the layout of the store.
Climbing down from the pole, the telephone repairman found:
a. The dog was tied to the telephone system's ground post via an iron chain and
collar.
Vanilla, being the most popular flavor, was in a separate case at the front of the store
for quick pickup. All the other flavors were kept in the back of the store at a different
counter where it took considerably longer to find the flavor and get checked out.
b. The dog was receiving 90 volts of signaling current.
Now the question for the engineer was why the car wouldn't start when it took less
time. Once time became the problem -- not the vanilla ice cream -- the engineer
quickly came up with the answer: vapor lock. It was happening every night, but the
extra time taken to get the other flavors allowed the engine to cool down sufficiently to
start. When the man got vanilla, the engine was still too hot for the vapor lock to
dissipate.
c. After several such jolts, the dog would start barking and urinating on the ground.
d. The wet ground now completed the circuit and the phone would ring.
Which shows you that some problems can be fixed by just pissing on them, but only
temporarily.
Moral of the story: even insane-looking problems are sometimes real.
Ice Cream
A complaint was received by the Pontiac Division of General Motors:
Newton in Action
(AP) August, 1998, Montevideo, Uruguay
"This is the second time I have written you, and I don't blame you for not answering
me, because I kind of sounded crazy, but it is a fact that we have a tradition in our
family of ice cream for dessert after dinner each night. But the kind of ice cream
varies so, every night, after we've eaten, the whole family votes on which kind of ice
cream we should have and I drive down to the store to get it. It's also a fact that I
recently purchased a new Pontiac and since then my trips to the store have created a
problem. You see, every time I buy vanilla ice cream, when I start back from the
store my car won't start. If I get any other kind of ice cream, the car starts just fine. I
want you to know I'm serious about this question, no matter how silly it sounds: 'What
is there about a Pontiac that makes it not start when I get vanilla ice cream, and easy
to start whenever I get any other kind?'"
Paolo Esperanza, bass-trombonist with the Simphonica Mayor de Uruguay, in a
misplaced moment of inspiration decided to make his own contribution to the cannon
shots fired as part of the orchestra's performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture at
an outdoor children's concert. In complete seriousness he placed a large, ignited
firecracker, which was equivalent in strength to a quarter stick of dynamite, into his
aluminum straight mute and then stuck the mute into the bell of his quite new
Yamaha in-line double-valve bass trombone. Later, from his hospital bed he
explained to a reporter through bandages on his mouth, "I thought that the bell of my
trombone would shield me from the explosion and instead, would focus the energy of
the blast outwards and away from me, propelling the mute high above the orchestra,
like a rocket."
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However, Paolo was not up on his propulsion physics nor qualified to use highpowered artillery and in his haste to get the horn up before the firecracker went off, he
failed to raise the bell of the horn high enough so as to give the mute enough arc to
clear the orchestra. What actually happened should serve as a lesson to us all during
those delirious moments of divine inspiration. First, because he failed to sufficiently
elevate the bell of his horn, the blast propelled the mute between rows of players in
the woodwind and viola sections of the orchestra, missing the players and straight
into the stomach of the conductor, driving him off the podium and directly into the
front row of the audience.
Porphyria sufferers were generally hunted down and burned at the stake by judges,
clergy and ordinary citizens who mistook their disease for a curse. As porphyria
symptoms worsen, the skin begins to blacken and rupture in the sun. Abnormal
amounts of hair grow in the scars. Burned lips peel back making the teeth more
prominent, the nose erodes and in some cases the fingers disintegrate, making the
hands resemble paws. A few variations of porphyria result in insanity and delusions
including agonizing pains. Those whose skin is particularly sensitive would only go
out after sunset. Tikkanen has read some documented cases in which ordinary
citizens would find these disease victims hiding from the sun in coffins or buried under
a few inches of dirt in the woods.
Fortunately, the audience were sitting in folding chairs and thus they were protected
from serious injury, for the chairs collapsed under them passing the energy of the
impact of the flying conductor backwards into row of people sitting behind them, who
in turn were driven back into the people in the row behind and so on, like a row of
dominos. The sound of collapsing wooden chairs and grunts of people falling on their
behinds increased logarithmically, adding to the overall sound of brass cannons and
brass playing as constitutes the closing measures of the Overture.
"They'd dig them out of the ground, and these people would struggle frenetically
because they'd soon be ripped apart and burned," Tikkannen said. Other aspects of
the vampire/werewolf myth could be explained as well: The latent disorder could be
triggered by a sudden loss of blood, which could result from a vicious animal attack.
Sufferers abhor garlic, which stimulates the creation of toxins in their blood and could
make them violently ill. They also may have feared the cross, the sign of the religious
and the inquisitors, who sought either to hear their confessions or have them burned.
"Just think: you're horribly disfigured but you're perfectly lucid," Tikkanen said. "You
don't know what's happening to you, and the doctor doesn't want to treat you even if
he knew how. Your priest wants you to confess your sins or the judge will burn you at
the stake. But you don't know what you've done wrong. I think this would be a horrible
way to live."
(Associated Press)
Meanwhile, all of this unplanned choreography not withstanding, back on stage
Paolo's Waterloo was still unfolding. According to Paolo, "Just as the I heard the
sound of the blast, time seemed to stand still. Everything moved in slow motion. Just
before I felt searing pain to my mouth, I could swear I heard a voice with a Austrian
accent say, "Fur every akshon zer iz un eekvul un opposeet reakshon!" Well, this
should come as no surprise, for Paolo had set himself up for a textbook
demonstration of this fundamental law of physics. Having failed to plug the lead pipe
of his trombone, he allowed the energy of the blast to send a super heated jet of gas
backwards through the mouth pipe of the trombone which exited the mouthpiece
burning his lips and face.
Moscow
The streets of Moscow have become a minefield due to decaying pipes that pump
boiling water to heat buildings. When the pipes leak, hot water can saturate the soil
so thoroughly that the weight of a person walking above is enough to turn the ground
into a seething sinkhole.
The pyrotechnic ballet wasn't over yet. The force of the blast was so great it split the
bell of his shiny Yamaha right down the middle, turning it inside out while at the same
time propelling Paolo backwards off the riser. And for the grand finale, as Paolo fell
backwards he lost his grip on the slide of the trombone allowing the pressure of the
hot gases coursing through the horn to propel the trombone's slide like a double
golden spear into the head of the 3rd clarinetist, knocking him unconscious.
The moral of the story? Beware the next time you hear someone in the low brass
section yell out "Hey, everyone, watch this!"
On March 11, 1998, Marina Yarovov was walking her two dogs in a field near her
apartment when the earth opened beneath her and she fell into a pit of muddy, boiling
water. In agony, she tried to climb out of the hole as a friend ran for help. But within
minutes, the 43-year-old mother of two was dead -- boiled alive in the water that
heats the homes and shops of her neighborhood through a vast subterranean
network of pipes.
Vampires…
Wayne Tikkanen, a professor of chemistry at UCLA, believes that the vampire and
werewolf myths of 16th and 17th century Romania and Hungary were actually the
result of victims of the rare disorder porphyria. Now treatable, the disease weakens
the flesh against ultraviolet rays and changes heme, a component of blood that
carries oxygen to the brain, into a toxin. Thinking of it as a folk remedy, some of these
people may have drank animal blood to relieve their pain. However, they did not thirst
for blood.
Six weeks earlier, Artyom Mkrtumyan, 10, was walking to the store in his
neighborhood when the ground dissolved under his feet and he fell into a boiling pit.
His father, Vladimir, jumped into the 225-degree water to rescue him, but it was too
late. Artyom died 11 days later, his father -- scalded from the waist down -- two weeks
after that. "He was basically a living, swollen skeleton crying in pain and calling for his
mother, calling for help, calling for someone to ease his intolerable pain," she said.
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Referring to the people responsible, she added: "I would not think twice before
throwing them into a pit like we had here. They must feel what a child boiling alive
feels like." City officials bluntly acknowledge that Moscow has become a "mine field"
and predict that without a sudden infusion of cash to repair the pipes, more people
will die in the same grisly fashion. (The Philadelphia Enquirer)
The M400 Skycar, the result of 30 years of research and the equivalent of more than
$100 million in investment, certainly looks like futuristic transportation. With a slim,
tapered body hunched between four massive engine cases, the vehicle resembles a
ruby-red Batmobile equipped with jets and an elegant single wing rising like a gigantic
spoiler off the tail.
Science Of The Moon
Scientists have shown that the moon is moving away at a tiny, although measurable
distance from the earth every year.
The passenger compartment features a bubble-like glass canopy to provide views of
the landscape below and the endless sky above. The four-seater model is designed
to carry a maximum payload of 740 pounds, have a range of up to 900 miles and get
roughly 15 miles-per-gallon, using regular automotive fuel.
The price tag, thus far, is estimated at a steep $1 million. But Moller officials say they
are confident that, with time and increased production, the price could be brought
down to a more affordable $60,000. Jack Allison, the company's vice president, said
flight tests were scheduled to begin behind closed doors by the end of September,
and that the plan was to display an airborne Skycar to the world media by the end of
the year although initially the vehicle would only be shown hovering, tethered to a
crane.
“We want to be close to 100 percent confident before we take it in front of the public,”
Allison said.
If you do the math, you can calculate that 85 million years ago the moon was orbiting
the earth at a distance of about 35 feet from the earth's surface.
This would explain the death of the dinosaurs...the tallest ones, anyway.
Once A Sci-Fi Dream, Skycar Nears Reality
DAVIS, Calif. (Reuters) - Once the stuff of science fiction fantasy, the Skycar is
rocketing toward reality fast enough to make Buck Rogers' head spin. Picture a fourpassenger sedan streaking through the clouds at 350 miles per hour. Picture a
souped-up sports car that takes off with the panache of a jump jet. Picture fuel
mileage and eventually a price tag comparable to that of a mid-priced sport utility
vehicle. Now picture the prototype Skycar, sitting in streamlined splendor in a vast
room at Moller International's headquarters in Davis, California. Over the next several
months, the Skycar will begin its first trial flights and, its champions hope, launch a
new chapter in human transportation history.
FATHER OF THE AMERICAN FLYING SAUCER
When the M400 makes its public debut, it will take its place in a long line of “vertical
take off and landing” (VTOL) vehicles that Robert Moller has created, including a
series of wacky, flying saucer-style machines that proved more photogenic than
airworthy. Moller, a Canadian-born engineer fascinated by the hovering techniques of
hummingbirds and mosquitoes, began working on a VTOL, or “volantor,” in his
garage in the early 1960s while he was a professor at the University of California at
Davis.
Automobile industry analysts say they are not worried that America's beloved cars are
headed the way of the dodo bird. But for the Skycar team, the future is clearly in the
clouds.
His first effort, the XM-2, was powerful enough to take off but proved wobbly in the air.
For the next 20 years he tinkered with the idea, becoming so committed to its success
that he left the university to found Moller International.
“This vehicle will be a total failure if it doesn't do something to significantly replace the
automobile,” said inventor Paul Moller, who has fought for three decades to realize
his vision of a future of “vertiports” and computerized airborne traffic like the Jetson's
TV show.
In 1989 he introduced the M200X, a volantor in which the pilot sits in the middle of a
round disc that has eight high-powered fans arranged around its rim. This vehicle was
able to take to the air and had good vertical thrust and stability. But it proved balky,
sending Moller and his engineering team back to the drawing board.
“Forget the automobile ... the automobile is headed south,” Moller said.
The scientists agreed that the keys to the project were the engines, which had to be
both powerful and lightweight enough to send the Skycar soaring. The answer was
found in the rotary engine developed by German scientist Felix Wankel in 1957.
Unlike traditional piston engines, Wankel's engine features a triangular rotor turning
inside a combustion chamber, a simple and efficient design that has only two moving
parts. Moller modified the Wankel engine further, making it significantly lighter and
connecting it directly to the fan blades that generate thrust for the Skycar. This thrust
is directed through the rounded engine housing and shoots jet-like through vanes that
can be angled downward to generate lift, as well as back for forward push.
His passion for the Skycar and its potential to change society is shared by some
senior U.S. government scientists, who say he is perfecting the technology necessary
to spring commuters from earthbound traffic jams and send them flying free into the
skies. “It is not a question of if but of when,” said Dennis Bushnell, chief scientist at
NASA's Langley Research Center, the nation's leading civil aeronautics laboratory.
“The market is there. The technology is there. What will slow this down is government
regulation.”
LOOK, MA, IT'S A FLYING BATMOBILE
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Having bought the technology behind the Wankel engine in 1985, Moller
International's improvements have made the motors into a marketable commodity
once again. Smaller versions of the engine have been fitted in motorcycles, boats and
into a hybrid gas-electric car, all markets for an engine that promises both reliability
and relatively low pollution levels. But for Moller the engine will always be first and
foremost the “enabling technology” for his Skycar the next big thing in moving people
around the globe.
The student really had a strong case for full credit since he had really answered the
question completely and correctly! On the other hand, if full credit were given, it could
well contribute to a high grade in his physics course and certify competence in
physics, but the answer did not confirm this.
I suggested that the student have another try. I gave the student six minutes to
answer the question with the warning that the answer should show some knowledge
of physics. At the end of five minutes, he hadn't written anything.
IT'S A BIRD, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S A SKYCAR
Moller's supporters in the scientific community say the Skycar will revolutionize the
way people live, a transformation as great as when the automobile supplanted the
horse-and-buggy.
I asked if he wished to give up, but he said he had many answers to this problem; he
was just thinking of the best one. I excused myself for interrupting him and asked him
to please go on.
With advances in satellite tracking technology, planners are close to implementing a
system that would allow computers to run small aircraft like the Skycar as 100 percent
“fly-by-wire” vehicles removing the need for on board pilots and removing the danger
of a fender bender at 20,000 feet (6,096 m).
NASA's Bushnell said that with
computer controlled Skycars moving efficiently through the skies, highway traffic jams
would vanish. The vast range afforded by the new vehicles would also change the
structure of the community, feeding into similar changes being wrought by the
Internet.
In the next minute, he dashed off his answer, which read: "Take the barometer to the
top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its
fall with a stopwatch. Then, using the formula x=0.5*a*t^2, calculate the height of the
building."
At this point, I asked my colleague if he would give up. He conceded, and gave the
student almost full credit. While leaving my colleague's office, I recalled that the
student had said that he had other answers to the problem, so I asked him what they
were.
“There is a lot of empty space in this country,” Bushnell said. “With telecommuting,
and this machine, you can live where wherever you want. The country will deurbanize to a much greater extent than it is now.”
"Well," said the student, "there are many ways of getting the height of a tall building
with the aid of a barometer. For example, you could take the barometer out on a
sunny day and measure the height of the barometer, the length of its shadow, and the
length of the shadow of the building, and by the use of simple proportion, determine
the height of the building."
Automobile industry analysts have been a much harder sell, with few placing bets that
the station wagon is headed for the dust heap of history any time soon. “You haven't
even got computers running cars yet, let alone aircraft,” said Jim Hall, an analyst at
Autopacific Inc. “But the real issue is affordability, and the affordability of this thing is
not proven. If they end up making a $300,000 flying car that's great, but it's not a
growth market.”
"Fine," I said, "and others?"
"Yes," said the student, "there is a very basic measurement method you will like. In
this method, you take the barometer and begin to walk up the stairs.
Physics History
Sir Ernest Rutherford, President of the Royal Academy, and recipient of the Nobel
Prize in Physics, related the following story:
As you climb the stairs, you mark off the length of the barometer along the wall. You
then count the number of marks, and this will give you the height of the building in
barometer units. A very direct method."
Some time ago I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a
zero for his answer to a physics question, while the student claimed a perfect score.
The instructor and the student agreed to an impartial arbiter, and I was selected.
"Of course. If you want a more sophisticated method, you can tie the barometer to
the end of a string, swing it as a pendulum, and determine the value of g [gravity] at
the street level and at the top of the building. From the difference between the two
values of g, the height of the building, in principle, can be calculated."
I read the examination question: "Show how it is possible to determine the height of a
tall building with the aid of a barometer." The student had answered: "Take the
barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to the street, and
then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of the rope is the height
of the building."
"On this same tack, you could take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a
long rope to it, lower it to just above the street, and then swing it as a pendulum. You
could then calculate the height of the building by the period of the precession.”
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"Finally," he concluded, "there are many other ways of solving the problem. Probably
the best," he said, "is to take the barometer to the basement and knock on the
superintendent's door. When the superintendent answers, you speak to him as
follows: 'Mr.
Superintendent, here is a fine barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building,
I will give you this barometer.'"
Now, aren't you glad you took the time to read this historical piece?
NASA Story
About 1966 or so, a NASA team doing work for the Apollo moon mission took the
astronauts near Tuba City where the terrain of the Navajo Reservation looks very
much like the Lunar surface. With all the trucks and large vehicles were two large
figures that were dressed in full lunar spacesuits.
At this point, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to
this question. He admitted that he did, but said that he was fed up with high school
and college instructors trying to teach him how to think.
Near by a Navajo sheepherder and his son where watching the strange creatures
walk about, occasionally being tended by personnel. The two Navajo people were
noticed and approached by the NASA personnel. Since the man did not know
English, his son asked for him what the strange creatures were and the NASA people
told them that they are just men that are getting ready to go to the moon. The man
became very excited and asked if he could send a message to the moon with the
astronauts.
The name of the student was Niels Bohr (1885-1962); Danish Physicist; Nobel Prize
1922; best known for proposing the first "model" of the atom with protons and
neutrons, and various energy states of the surrounding electrons -- the familiar icon of
the small nucleus circled by three elliptical orbits... but more significantly, an
innovator in Quantum Theory.
The NASA personnel thought this was a great idea so they rustled up a tape recorder.
After the man gave them his message they asked his son to translate. His son would
not.
A History Of Cannon Balls
Did you know, in the mighty British Navy at the time of Empire building, every sailing
ship had cannon (the plural of cannon) for protection.
Later, they tried a few more people on the reservation to translate and every person
they asked would chuckle and then refuse to translate. Finally, with cash in hand
someone translated the message:
Cannon of the times required round iron cannonballs. A ship's master wanted to store
the cannonballs such that they could be available for instant use when needed, but in
a manner that would not let them roll around the gun deck.
"Watch out for these guys, they come to take your land."
The solution devised was to stack them up in a square-based pyramid next to the
cannon. The top level of the stack had one ball, the next level down had three, the
next had nine, the next had sixteen, and so on. Four levels would provide a stack of
30 cannonballs.
Sometimes It Does Take A Rocket Scientist
Scientists at NASA have developed a gun built specifically to launch dead chickens at
the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at
maximum velocity. The idea is to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions with
airborne fowl to test the strength of the windshields. British engineers heard about the
gun and were eager to test it on the windshields of their new high-speed trains.
The only real problem was how to keep the bottom level from sliding out from under
the weight of the higher levels. To do this, they devised a small brass plate referred to
as a "brass monkey," with one rounded indentation for each cannonball in the bottom
layer.
Arrangements were made to borrow the gun. But when the gun was fired, the
engineers stood shocked as the chicken hurtled out of the barrel, crashed into the
shatterproof shield, smashed it to smithereens, crashed through the control console,
snapped the engineer's backrest in two and embedded itself in the back wall of the
cabin. Horrified, Britons sent NASA the disastrous results of the experiment, along
with the designs of the windshield, and begged the U.S. scientists for suggestions.
Brass was used because the cannonballs wouldn't rust on the brass monkey, but
would rust on an iron one.
When temperature falls, brass contracts faster than iron. As it got cold on the gun
decks, the indentations in the brass monkey would get smaller than the iron
cannonballs they were holding.
NASA's response was just one sentence: "Thaw the chicken."
If the temperature got cold enough, the bottom layer of cannonballs would pop out of
the indentations, spilling the entire pyramid over the deck. Thus it was, quite literally,
"cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey." And so, another familiar phrase
became part of the language.
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Good Luck, Mr. Grosky
When Apollo Mission Astronaut Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, he not only
gave his famous 'one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind' statement but
followed it by several remarks, usual com traffic between him, the other astronauts
and Mission Control. Just before he re-entered the lander, however, he made the
enigmatic remark 'Good luck Mr. Gorsky.'
Dave Herman at WNEW-FM in New York mentioned the buzz a few weeks ago. The
response -- more than 2,000 letters -- was the biggest ever in the deejay's 25-year
on-air career. "It has been just unbelievable," said WNEW program director Mark
Chernoff. "I've never seen anything like this." The station plans to show the movie
using the album as soundtrack at a small private screening tomorrow.
Rock fans always have loved to speculate about hidden messages in their favorite
albums. But seeking connections between the beloved 1939 classic kid flick and the
legendary 1973 acid-rock album pushes the envelope of the music conspiracy genre.
Nobody from the publicity-shy band would comment, but Morris asked keyboardist
Richard Wright about it on the air last month. He looked flummoxed and said he'd
never heard of any intentional connections between the movie and the album. But the
fans aren't convinced it's just a cosmic coincidence.
Many people at NASA thought it was a casual remark concerning some rival Soviet
Cosmonaut. However, upon checking, there was no Gorsky in either the Russian or
American space programs. Over the years many people questioned Armstrong as to
what the 'Good luck Mr. Gorsky' statement meant, but Armstrong always just smiled.
Just last year, (on July 5, 1995 in Tampa Bay FL) while answering questions following
a speech, a reporter brought up the 26 year old question to Armstrong. This time he
finally responded. Mr. Gorsky had finally died and so Neil Armstrong felt he could
answer the question. When he was a kid, he was playing baseball with a friend in the
backyard. His friend hit a fly ball that landed in the front of his neighbor's bedroom
windows. His neighbors were Mr. & Mrs. Gorsky. As he leaned down to pick up the
ball, young Armstrong heard Mrs. Gorsky shouting at Mr. Gorsky. 'Oral sex! You want
oral sex?! "You'll get oral sex when the kid next door walks on the moon!"
"I'm a musician myself and I know how hard it is just to write music, let alone music
choreographed to action," said drummer Alex Harm, of Lowell, Mass., who put up one
of the two Internet web pages devoted to the synchronicities. "To make it match up so
well, you'd have to plan it." Morris is convinced that ex-frontman Roger Waters
planned the whole thing without letting his fellow band members in on the secret. "It's
too close. It's just too close. Look at the song titles. Look at the cover. There's
something going on there," Morris said.
Here's how it works. You start the album at the exact moment when the MGM lion
finishes its third and last roar. It might take a few times to get everything lined up just
right. Then, just sit back and watch. It'll blow your mind, man.
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
A Floydian analysis of 'The Wizard of Oz'
By HELEN KENNEDY
Daily News Staff Writer
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Call it Dark Side of the Rainbow. Classic rockers are buzzing about the amazingly
weird connections that leap off the screen when you play Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of
the Moon" as the soundtrack to "The Wizard of Oz." It sounds wacky, but there really
is a bizarre synchronization there.
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The lyrics and music join in cosmic synch with the action, forming dozens Upon
dozens of startling coincidences -- the kind that make you go "Oh wow, man" even if
you haven't been near a bong in 20 years. Consider these examples: Floyd sings "the
lunatic is on the grass" just as the Scarecrow begins his floppy jig near a green lawn.
The line "got to keep the loonies on the path" comes just before Dorothy and the
Scarecrow start traipsing down the Yellow Brick Road.
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When deejay George Taylor Morris at WZLX-FM in Boston first mentioned the
phenom on the air six weeks ago, he touched off a frenzy. "The phones just blew off
the wall. It started on a Friday, and that first weekend you couldn't get a copy of 'The
Wizard of Oz' anywhere in Boston," he said. "People were staying home to check it
out." It's fun, he said, because everyone knows the movie, and the album which spent
a record busting 591 straight weeks on the Billboard charts, can be found in
practically every record collection.
During "Breathe," Dorothy teeters along a fence to the lyric: "balanced on the
biggest wave."
The Wicked Witch, in human form, first appears on her bike at the same moment
a burst of alarm bells sounds on the album.
During "Time," Dorothy breaks into a trot to the line: "no one told you when to
run."
When Dorothy leaves the fortuneteller to go back to her farm, the album is
playing: "home, home again."
Glinda, the cloyingly saccharine Good Witch of the North, appears in her bubble
just as the band sings: "Don't give me that do goody good bullshit."
A few minutes later, the Good Witch confronts the Wicked Witch as the band
sings, "And who knows which is which" (or is that "witch is witch?")
The song "Brain Damage" starts about the same time as the Scarecrow launches
into "If I Only Had a Brain."
But it's not just the weird lyrical coincidences. Songs end when scenes switch, and
even the Munchkins' dancing is perfectly choreographed to the song "Us and Them."
The phenomenon is at its most startling during the tornado scene, when the wordless
singing in "The Great Gig in the Sky" swells and recedes in strikingly perfect time with
the movie. When Dorothy opens the door into Oz, the movie switches to rich color
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and -- and that exact moment -- the album starts in with the tinkling cash register
sound effects from "Money."
"Give And It Shall Come Back To You..."
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying to
eke out a living for is family he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He
dropped his tools and ran to the bog.
Anyone who has ever nursed a hangover watching MTV with the sound off and the
radio on can tell you how quick the brain is to turn music into a soundtrack for
pictures. But this is uncanny. The real fanatics will point out that side one of the vinyl
album is the exact length of the black-and-white portion of the movie. And then
there's that iconic album cover, with its prism and rainbow echoing the movie's
famous black-and-white-into-color switch -- not to mention Judy Garland's classic first
song.
There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and struggling
to free himself.
Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have been a slow and terrifying death.
The real clincher, though, the moment where even the most skeptical of cynics has to
utter a small "whoa!" comes at the end of the album, which tails off with the insistent
sound of a beating heart. What's happening on screen? Yep, you guessed it:
Dorothy's got her ear to the Tin Man's chest, listening for a heartbeat. Maybe it's just
a string of coincidences. Maybe the mind is just playing some really cool tricks.
Maybe some people just have waaaay too much time on their hands. Or maybe, as
Pink Floyd sings to close out the album, everything under the sun really is in tune.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings. An
elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father of the
boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
"I want to repay you," said the nobleman. "You saved my son's life."
"No, I can't accept payment for what I did," the Scottish farmer replied, waving off the
offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the family hovel.
Giving the Finger
Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the
English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without
the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and
therefore be incapable of fighting in the future.
"Is that your son?" the nobleman asked.
"Yes," the farmer replied proudly.
"I'll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good education. If the lad is
anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."
This famous weapon was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing
the longbow was known as "plucking the yew" (or "pluck yew"). Much to the
bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the
French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, "See, we can
still pluck yew! PLUCK YEW!"
And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming's son graduated from St. Mary's Hospital
Medical School in London, and went on to become known throughout the world as the
noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of Penicillin.
Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the
beginning has gradually changed to a labiodental fricative 'F', and thus the words
often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute are mistakenly thought to have
something to do with an intimate encounter.
Years afterward, the nobleman's son was stricken with pneumonia. What saved him?
Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill. His son's name? Sir Winston
Churchill.
It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that
the symbolic gesture is known as "giving the bird." And yew thought yew knew
everything!
Someone once said what goes around comes around.
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"He'd come back to bed and do it again."
CHAPTER 11: Sports and Sports Heroes
The husband puts down the phone and goes back to bed to make love to his wife a
third time.
Tiger Woods
A couple was on their honeymoon, ready to consummate their marriage, when the
new bride says to her husband, "I have a confession to make, I'm not a virgin."
When they finish, he's tired and beat. He drags himself over to the phone and starts
to dial.
The husband replies, "That's no big thing in this day and age."
The wife asks, "Are you calling room service?"
The wife continues, "Yeah, I've been with one guy."
"No! I'm calling Tiger Woods, to find out what's par for this damn hole!"
"Oh yeah? Who was the guy?"
Golf Lessons
A foursome is waiting at the men's tee when another foursome of ladies are hitting
from the ladies tee. The ladies are taking their time and finally the last one is ready to
hit the ball. She hacks it about 10 feet, goes over to it, hacks it another ten feet and
looks up at the men waiting and says apologetically: "I guess all those fucking
lessons I took this winter didn't help"
"Tiger Woods."
"Tiger Woods, the golfer?"
"Yeah."
“Well, he's rich, famous and handsome. I can see why you went to bed with him."
One of the men immediately replies: "No, you see that's your problem. You should
have been taking golf lessons instead."
The husband and wife then make passionate love. When they are done, the husband
gets up and walks to the telephone.
"What are you doing?" asks the wife.
Joggers
As I get older, I agree more with these:
1. It is well documented that for every mile you jog, you add 1 minute to your life.
This enables you, at 95 years old, to spend an additional five months in a nursing
home at $5,000 per month.
2. My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97
now and we have no idea where she is.
3. The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing
again.
4. I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Have NOT lost a pound.
Apparently you have to show up.
5. I have to exercise early in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm
doing.
6. I don't exercise at all. If God meant for us to touch our toes, surely he would
have put them further up on our body.
7. I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
8. I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.
9. The advantage of exercising every day is that you die healthier.
10. If you are going to try cross-county skiing, start with a small country.
11. I don't jog; it makes the ice jump right out of my glass.
The husband says, "I'm hungry, I was going to call room service and get something
to eat."
"Tiger wouldn't do that."
"Oh yeah? What would Tiger do?"
"He'd come back to bed and do it a second time."
The husband puts down the phone and goes back to bed to make love to his wife a
second time.
When they finish, he gets up and goes over to the phone.
"Now what are you doing?" she asks.
"I'm still hungry, so I was going to get room service to get something to eat."
"Tiger wouldn't do that."
"Oh yeah? What would Tiger do?"
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Golf Therapy
A couple of women were playing golf one sunny Saturday morning. The first of the
twosome teed off and watched in horror as her ball headed directly toward a
foursome of men playing the next hole. Indeed, the ball hit one of the men, and he
immediately clasped his hands together at his crotch, fell to the ground and
proceeded to roll around in evident agony.
So of they go to Las Vegas. Once there, the guy says, "OK frog, now what?"
The frog says, "Ribbit. Roulette."
Upon approaching the roulette table, the man asks, "What do you think I should bet?"
The frog replies, "Ribbit. $3000, black 6."
The woman rushed down to the man and immediately began to apologize. She
explained that she was a physical therapist: "Please allow me to help. I'm a physical
therapist and I know I can relieve your pain if you'd just allow me!" she told him
earnestly.
Now, this is a million-to-one shot to win, but after the golf game, the man figures what
the heck. Boom! The ball stops on Black 6. Tons of cash comes sliding back across
the table. The man takes his winnings and buys the best room in the hotel. He sits
the frog down and says, "Frog, I don't know how to repay you. You've won me all this
money and I am forever grateful."
"Ummph, oooh, nnooo, I'll be alright. I'll be fine in a few minutes," he replied
breathlessly as he remained in the fetal position still clasping his hands together at his
crotch. But she persisted, and he finally allowed her to help him. She gently took his
hands away and laid them to the side, she loosened his pants, and she put her hands
inside. She began to massage his crotch. She then asked him: "How does that
feel?"
The frog replies, "Ribbit. Kiss Me."
He figures why not. After all the frog did for him, he figures it’s the least he could
do...what would it hurt. With a kiss, the frog turns into a gorgeous 15-year-old girl.
To which he replied: "It feels great, but my thumb still hurts like hell!"
"And that, your honor, is how the girl ended up in my room."
Frogs
A man takes the day off work and decides to go out golfing. He is on the second hole
when he notices a frog sitting next to the green. He thinks nothing of it and is about
to shoot when he hears, "Ribbit. 9 Iron." The man looks around and doesn't see
anyone.
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Beating around the bush - 75 calories.
Jumping to conclusions - 200 calories.
Climbing up the wall - 150 calories.
Passing the buck - 50 calories.
Throwing your weight around - from 50-500 calories (depending on your weight
or management level).
6. Dragging your heels - 175 calories.
7. Making mountains out of molehills - 500 calories.
8. Adding fuel to the fire - 150 calories.
9. Straddling the fence - 75 calories.
10. Tooting your own horn - 25 calories.
Again, he hears, "Ribbit. 9 Iron."
He looks at the frog and decides to humor the frog , puts the club away, and grabs a
9 iron. Boom! He hits it 10” from the cup. He is shocked. Amazed to say the least.
He says to the frog, "Wow that's amazing. You must be a lucky frog, eh?"
The frog reply's, "Ribbit. Lucky frog."
Figuring he has nothing to lose, the man decides to take the frog with him to the next
hole. "What do you think frog?" the man asks.
"Ribbit. 3 wood."
Golf Lessons
A husband and wife love to golf together, but neither of them are playing like they
want to, so they decide to take private lessons.
The guy takes out a 3 wood and, Boom! Hole in one. The first of his life. The man is
befuddled and doesn't know what to say. By the end of the day, the man had played
the best game of golf in his life. The man decides he should hang on to the frog for a
while and asks the frog, "OK where to next?"
The husband has his lesson first. After the pro sees his swing, he says, "No, no, no,
you're gripping the club way too hard!"
The frog replies, "Ribbit. Las Vegas."
"Well, what should I do?" asks the man. "Hold the club gently," the pro replied, "just
like you'd hold your wife's breast."
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obsolete by the invention of elevators? Tanya told me regular exercise would make
me live longer. I can't imagine anything worse.
The man takes the advice, takes a swing, and WOW! He hits the ball 250 yd. straight
up the fairway. The man goes back to his wife with the good news, and the wife can't
wait for her lesson.
Day 4: Tanya was waiting for me with her vampire teeth in full snarl. I can't help it if I
was half an hour late; it took me that long just to tie my shoes. She wanted me to lift
dumbbells. Not a chance, Tanya. The word "dumb" must be in there for a reason. I
hid in the men's room until she sent Lars looking for me. As punishment she made
me try the rowing machine. It sank!
The next day the wife goes for her lesson. The pro watches her swing and says, "No,
no, no, you're gripping the club way too hard."
"What can I do?" asks the wife.
Day 5: I hate Tanya more than any human being has ever hated any other human
being in the history of the world. If there were any part of my body not in extreme
pain, I would hit her with it. She thought it would be a good idea to work on my
triceps. Well, I have news for you, Tanya: I don't have triceps. And if you don't want
dents in the floor, don't hand me any barbells. I refuse
to accept responsibility for the damage. YOU went to sadist school, YOU are to
blame. The treadmill flung me back into a science teacher, which hurt like crazy. Why
couldn't it have been someone softer, like a music teacher, or a social studies
teacher?
"Hold the club gently, just like you'd hold your husband's penis.
"The wife listens carefully to the pro's advice, takes a swing, and THUMP. The ball
goes straight down the fairway... about 15 ft.
"That was great," the pro says. "Now, take the club out of your mouth and swing the
club like you're supposed to!" says the pro.
Day 6: Got Tanya's message on my answering machine, wondering where I am. I
lacked the strength to use the TV remote, so I watched 11 straight hours of the
Weather Channel.
Exercise Diary
For my birthday this year my wife purchased me a week of private lessons at the local
health club. Though still in great shape from when I was on the varsity chess team in
high school, I decided it was a good idea to go ahead and try it. I called and made
reservations with someone named Tanya, who said she is a 26-year-old aerobics
instructor and athletic-clothing model. My wife seemed very pleased with how
enthusiastic I was to get started. They suggested I keep an "exercise diary" to chart
my progress.
Day 7: Well, that's the week. Thank goodness that's over. Maybe next time my wife
will give me something a little more fun, like a gift certificate for a root canal.
Football
There was this guy who *LOVED* football. It was his dream to go to the Superbowl.
One year, he scrimped and saved and cut every corner possible, and he was able to
buy a ticket.
Day 1: Started the morning at 6:30 a.m. Tough to get up, but worth it when I arrived at
the health club and Tanya was waiting for me. She's something of a goddess, with
blonde hair and a dazzling white smile. She showed me the machines and took my
pulse after five minutes on the treadmill. She seemed a little alarmed that it was so
high, but I think just standing next to her in that outfit of hers added about 10 points.
Enjoyed watching the aerobics class. Tanya was very encouraging as I did my situps, though my gut was already aching a little from holding it in the whole time I was
talking to her. This is going to be GREAT!
Unable to afford a plane ticket, he hitchhiked to the game, and got to his seat (way up
in the nosebleed section) ready to watch his dream game. His seats really suck. He's
way in the middle of nowhere, and even has a pole in front of him that he has to lean
sideways to see around, but at least he's there!
Day 2: Took a whole pot of coffee to get me out the door, but I made it. Tanya had
me lie on my back and push this heavy iron bar up into the air. Then she put weights
on it, for heaven's sake! Legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made it the
full mile. Her smile made it all worth while. Muscles ALL feel GREAT.
He's scanning the crowd, and he sees that one seat, way down in the middle, only 5
rows off the 50-yard line is empty! Jesus, how the heck could someone pay that
much for a ticket and not show up!?!?
This is driving the poor guy crazy, so he has to find out what's going on. During
halftime, he runs down and makes it to the empty seat. It's a 2-person box, and there
is a guy in the other seat.
Day 3: The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the tooth brush on the counter
and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I am certain that I have developed a
hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to steer. I parked on
top of a Volkswagen. Tanya was a little impatient with me and said my screaming was
bothering the other club members. The treadmill hurt my chest, so I did the stair
monster. Why would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered
He says, "Is that your seat?"
The guy says, "yea, it's my wife's seat. We come here together every year."
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He says, "Well, where is she?"
The guy says, "She passed away..."
The husband looks at the wife and said, "Well, we did get a lot of money and all those
houses, honey. I guess I don't care." The genie took the wife upstairs and ravished
her for two hours.
So, he says "geez... Sorry to hear that. So, why'd you come alone?
After it was over, the genie rolled over, looked at the wife, and said,
The guy says, "I couldn't get anyone to come with me."
"How old is your husband, anyway?"
He says, "What? Are you nuts? You couldn't find a friend or brother or cousin, or
ANYONE?!?!?!"
"35." she replied.
"And he still believes in genies? That's amazing."
And the guy says "Nope. They all wanted to go to the funeral."
The Football Coach…
A football coach walked into the locker room before a game, looked over to his star
player and said, "I'm not supposed to let you play since you failed math, but we need
you in there.
Genies
A couple was golfing one day on a very, very exclusive golf course, lined with million
dollar houses. On the third tee the husband said, "Honey, be very careful when you
drive the ball don't knock out any windows. It'll cost us a fortune to fix."
So, what I have to do is ask you a math question, and if you get it right, you can play."
The wife teed up and shanked it right through the window of the biggest house on the
course. The husband cringed and said, "I told you to watch out for the houses. Alright,
let's go up there, apologize and see how much this is going to cost."
The player agreed, so coach looked into his eyes intently and asked, "Okay, now
concentrate hard and tell me the answer to this.
What is two plus two?"
They walked up, knocked on the door, and heard a voice say, "Come on in."
The player thought for a moment and then answered, "4?"
They opened the door and saw glass all over the floor and a broken bottle lying on its
side in the foyer. A man on the couch said, "Are you the people that broke my
window?"
"Did you say 4?" the coach exclaimed, excited that he had got it right.
Suddenly all the other players on the team began screaming... "Come on coach, give
him another chance!"
"Uh, yeah. Sorry about that." the husband replied.
"No, actually I want to thank you. I'm a genie that was trapped for a thousand years in
that bottle. You've released me. I'm allowed to grant three wishes - I'll give you each
one wish, and I'll keep the last one for myself."
Lexus Accessories
A man and his wife were driving through country on his way from New York to
California. Looking at his fuel gauge, he decided to stop at the next gasoline station
and fill up. About 15 minutes later, he spots a Mobil station and pulls over to the highoctane pump.
"OK, great!" the husband said. " I want a million dollars a year for the rest of my life."
"No problem - it's the least I could do. And you, what do you want?" the genie said,
looking at the wife.
"What can I do for yawl?" asks the attendant. "Fill 'er up with high test," replies the
driver.
"I want a house in every country of the world," she said.
"Consider it done." the genie replied.
While the attendant is filling up the tank, he's looking the car up and down. "What
kinda car is this?" he asks. "I never seen one like it before."
"And what's your wish, genie?" the husband said.
"Well," responds the driver, his chest swelling up with pride, "this, my boy is a Lexus
ES 300."
"Well, since I've been trapped in that bottle, I haven't had sex with a woman in a
thousand years. My wish is to sleep with your wife."
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"What all's it got in it?" asks the attendant.
"That's what I put my balls on when I drive," says the driver.
"Well," says the driver, "it has everything. It's loaded with power steering, power
seats, power sun roof, power mirrors, automatic temperature control setting, AM/FM
radio with a 6 magazine CD player in the trunk with 100 watts per channel, 8 speaker
stereo, rack and pinion steering, disk brakes all around, leather interior, digital
instrument package, and best of all, a 4-cycle, 24 valve, V-6 engine."
"Wow," says the over-awed attendant, "those Lexus people really think of everything,
don't they?
Top Ten Things That Sound Dirty In Golf But Aren't:
10.
Nuts! …My shaft is bent.
9.
After 18 holes I can barely walk.
8.
You really whacked the hell out of that sucker!
7.
Look at the size of his putter!
6.
Keep your head down and spread your legs a bit more…
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Mind if I join your threesome?
4.
Stand with your back turned and drop it.
3.
My hands are so sweaty I can't get a good grip.
2.
Nice stroke, but your follow through has a lot to be desired.
"Wow," says the attendant, "that's really something!"
"How much do I owe you for the gasoline?" asks the driver.
"That'll be $30.17," says the attendant.
The driver pulls out his money clip and peels off a $20 and a $10. He goes into his
other pocket and pulls out a handful of change. Mixed up with the change are a few
golf tees.
And the number 1 thing that sounds dirty in golf but isn't:
1.
Hold up...I need to wash my balls first!
"What are those little wooden things?" asks the attendant.
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Heart Attack
A woman named Shirley was from Beverly Hills. One day, she had a heart attack and
was taken to Cedar Sinai hospital. While on the operating table, she had a neardeath experience. She saw God and asked, "Is this it?" God said, "No, you have
another 30 to 40 years to live."
CHAPTER 12: Doctors and Medicine
Proposed Surgeon General’s Warning Labels for Alcohol
1. WARNING: consumption of alcohol may cause you to wake up with breath that
could knock a buzzard off a shit truck at 100 yards.
Upon her recovery, she decided to stay in the hospital and have collagen shots,
cheek implants, a face lift, liposuction and breast augmentation. She even had
someone dye her hair. She figured that since she had another 30 to 40 years, she
might as well make the most of it.
2.
WARNING: consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like an asshole.
3.
WARNING: consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell the same boring story
over and over again until your friends want to SMASH YOUR HEAD IN.
4.
WARNING: consumption of alcohol may cause you to thay shings like thish.
She walked out of Cedars Sinai lobby after the last operation and was killed by an
ambulance speeding up to the hospital. She arrived in front of God and said, "I
thought you said I had another 30 to 40 years?"
5.
WARNING: consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell the boss what you
REALLY think while photocopying your butt at the office Christmas party.
God replied, "Shirley! I didn't recognize you!"
6.
WARNING: consumption of alcohol may lead you to believe that ex-lovers are
really dying for you to telephone them at 4 in the morning.
7.
WARNING: consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the hell ever
happened to your pants anyway.
8.
WARNING: consumption of alcohol may cause you to roll over in the morning
and see something really scary (whose species and or name you can't
remember)
9.
Bumbershoot
An 80 year-old man is having his annual checkup. The doctor asks him how he's
feeling. "I've never been better!" he replies. "I've got an eighteen year old bride
who's pregnant and having my child! What do you think about that?”
The doctor considers this for a moment, then says, "Well, let me tell you a story.”
“I know a guy who's an avid hunter. He never misses a season. But one day he's in
a bit of a hurry and he accidentally grabs his umbrella instead of his gun. So he's in
the woods and suddenly a grizzly bear appears in front of him! He raises up his
umbrella, points it at the bear and squeezes the handle. The bear drops dead in front
of him."
WARNING: consumption of alcohol is the leading cause of inexplicable rug burn
on the forehead.
10. WARNING: consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher,
handsomer and smarter than some really, really big guy named Psycho.
"That's impossible! Someone else must of shot that bear."
"Exactly."
A Visit to the Doctor
A couple aged 67 went to the doctor's office. The doctor asked, "What can I do for
you?" The man said "Will you watch us have sexual intercourse?" The doctor looked
puzzled but agreed, when the couple had finished, the doctor said "There is nothing
wrong with the way you have intercourse." And he charged them $32.00. This
happened several weeks in a row. The couple would make an appointment, have
intercourse, pay the doctor, and leave. Finally the doctor asked "Just exactly what
are you trying to find out?" The old man said, "We're not trying to find out anything.
She is married and we can't go to her house. I am married and we can't go to my
house. The Holiday Inn charges $60.00. The Hilton charges $78.00. We do it here
for $32.00 and I get $28.00 back from Medicare for a visit to the doctor's office!
Dr. Grandmom
An elderly woman while in the doctor's office said that she wanted the doctor to
prescribe some birth control pills for her. After inquiring why, and getting nowhere, the
doctor decided that they wouldn't hurt her and gave her the prescription to keep her
happy.
A few months later when the woman was back in the office the doctor asked her how
the birth control pills were working. The woman replied, "They're working great. I'm
sleeping like a baby."
The doctor wanting to avoid confusion told the woman, "Those are birth control pills,
not sleeping pills that I gave you."
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midpoint of the bridge they discovered that no one had brought bungee rope.
Bingham, who had continued drinking, volunteered and pointed out that a coil of
lineman's cable lay nearby. One end of the cable was secured around Bingham's leg
and the other end was tied to the bridge. His fall lasted 40 feet before the cable
tightened and tore his foot off at the ankle. He miraculously survived his fall into the
icy river water and was rescued by two nearby fishermen. "All I can say," said
Bingham, "is that God was watching out for me on that night. There's just no other
explanation for it." Bingham's foot was never located.
The old woman smiled and looked at the doctor and said, "Well Doc, I get up each
morning and put one of those pills in a glass of orange juice and give it to my
granddaughter and I'm sleeping like a baby."
Best Emergency Room Stories of 1995
AUGUSTA, ME - Four people were injured in a string of bizarre accidents. Sherry
Moeller was admitted with a head wound caused by flying masonry, Tim Vegas was
diagnosed with a mild case of whiplash and contusions on his chest, arms and face,
Bryan
Corcoran suffered torn gum tissue, and Pamela Klesick's first two fingers of her right
hand had been bitten off. Moeller had just dropped her husband off for his first day of
work and, in addition to a good-bye kiss, she flashed her breasts at him "I'm still not
sure why I did it," she said later. "I was really close to the car, so I didn't think anyone
would see. Besides, it couldn't have been for more than two seconds." However, cab
driver Vegas did see and lost control of his cab, running over the curb and into the
corner of the Johnson Medical Building. Inside, Klesick, a dental technician, was
cleaning Corcoran's teeth. The crash of the cab against the building making her jump,
tearing Corcoran's gums with a cleaning pick. In shock, he bit down, severing two
fingers from Klesick's hand. Moeller's wound was caused by a falling piece of the
medical building.
BREMERTON, WA - Christopher Coulter and his wife, Emily, were engaging in
bondage games when Christopher suggested spreading peanut butter on his genitals
and letting Rudy, their Irish Setter, lick them clean. Sadly, Rudy lost control and
began tearing at Christopher's penis and testicles. Rudy refused to obey commands
and a panicked Emily threw a half-gallon bottle of perfume at the dog. The bottle
broke, covering the dog and Christopher with perfume. Startled, Rudy leaped back,
tearing away the penis. While trying to get her unconscious husband in the car to
take him to the hospital, Emily fell twice, injuring her wrist and ankle. Christopher's
penis was in a Styrofoam ice cooler. "Chris is just plain lucky," said the surgeon who
spent eight hours reattaching the penis. "Believe it or not, the perfume turned out to
be very fortuitous. The high alcohol content, which must have been excruciatingly
painful, helped sterilize the wound. Also, aside from its being removed, the damage
caused by the dog's teeth to the penis per se is minimal. It's really a very stringy
piece of flesh. Mr. Coulter stands an excellent chance of regaining the use of his limb
because of this." Washington Animal Control has no plans to seize Rudy.
TAOS, NM - A woman went to a poison control center after eating three birth-control
vaginal inserts. Her English was so bad she had to draw a picture describing how she
believed she had poisoned herself. A translator arrived shortly thereafter and
confirmed doctors' suspicions. Marie Valishnokov thought the inserts were some kind
of candy or gum, being unable to read the foil wrappers. After the third one, she
realized something was wrong when her throat and mouth began to fill with a sourtasting foam. She ran for the Poison Control Center, only a few blocks away where
doctors were able to flush the foam from her mouth, throat and stomach with no ill
effects.
He Stapled the Wound Shut and Continued to Work…
By William A. Morton, Jr, MD
One morning I was called to the emergency room by the head ER nurse. She
directed me to a patient who had refused to describe his problem other than to say
that he "needed a doctor who took care of men's troubles." The patient, about 40,
was pale, febrile, and obviously uncomfortable, and had little to say as he gingerly
opened his trousers to expose a bit of angry red and black-and-blue scrotal skin.
LA GRANGE, GA - Attorney Antonio Mendoza was released from a trauma center
after having a cell phone removed from his rectum. "My dog drags the thing all over
the house," he said later. "He must have dragged it into the shower. I slipped on the
tile, tripped against the dog and sat down right on the thing." The extraction took
more than three hours due to the fact that the cover to Mr. Mendoza's phone had
opened during insertion. "He was a real trooper during the entire episode," said Dr.
Dennis Crobe. "Tony just cracked jokes and really seemed to be enjoying himself.
Three times during the extraction his phone rang and each time, he made jokes about
it that just had us rolling on the floor. By the time we finished, we really did expect to
find an answering machine in there"
After I asked the nurse to leave us, the patient permitted me to remove his trousers,
shorts, and two or three yards of foul-smelling stained gauze wrapped about his
scrotum, which was swollen to twice the size of a grapefruit and extremely tender. A
jagged zigzag laceration, oozing pus and blood, extended down the left scrotum.
Amid the matted hair, edematous skin, and various exudes, I saw some half-buried
dark linear objects and asked the patient what they were. Several days earlier, he
replied, he had injured himself in the machine shop where he worked, and had closed
the laceration himself with a heavy-duty stapling gun. The dark objects were 1”
staples of the type used in putting up wallboard.
TACOMA, WA - Kerry Bingham, had been drinking with several friends when one of
them said they knew a person who had bungee-jumped from the Tacoma Narrows
Bridge in the middle of traffic. The conversation grew more heated and at least 10
men trooped along the walkway of the bridge at 4:30 a.m. Upon arrival at the
We X-rayed the patient's scrotum to locate the staples; admitted him to the hospital;
and gave him tetanus antitoxin, broad-spectrum antibacterial therapy, and
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hexachlorophene sitz baths prior to surgery the next morning. The procedure
consisted of exploration and debridement of the left side of the scrotal pouch. Eight
rusty staples were retrieved, and the skin edges were trimmed and freshened. The
left testis had been avulsed and was missing. The stump of the spermatic cord was
recovered at the inguinal canal, debrided, and the vessels ligated properly, though not
much of a hematoma was present. Through-and-through Penrose drains were
sutured loosely in site, and the skin was loosely closed.
Brainy
Pillsbury Dough Boy Wanted for Attempted Murder. [AP, Arkansas]
A woman named Linda went to Arkansas last week to visit her in-laws, and while
there, went to a store. She parked next to a car with a woman sitting in it, her eyes
closed and hands behind her head, apparently sleeping. When Linda came out a
while later, she again saw the woman, her hands still behind her head but with her
eyes open. The woman looked very strange, so Linda tapped on the window and
said, "Are you okay?"
Convalescence was uneventful, and before his release from the hospital less than a
week later, the patient confided the rest of his story to me. An unmarried loner, he
usually didn't leave the machine shop at lunchtime with his co-workers. Finding
himself alone, he had begun the regular practice of masturbating by holding his penis
against the canvas drive-belt of a large floor-based piece of running machinery. One
day, as he approached orgasm, he lost his concentration and leaned too close to the
belt. When his scrotum suddenly became caught between the pulley-wheel and the
drive-belt, he was thrown into the air and landed a few feet away. Unaware that he
had lost his left testis, and perhaps too stunned to feel much pain, he stapled the
wound closed and resumed work. I can only assume he abandoned this method of
self-gratification.
The woman answered "I've been shot in the head, and I am holding my brains in."
Linda didn't know what to do, so she ran into the store where store officials called the
paramedics.
They had to break into the car because the door was locked. When they got in, they
found that the woman had bread dough on the back of her head and in her hands. A
Pillsbury biscuit canister had exploded, apparently from the heat in the car, making a
loud explosion like that of a gunshot, and hit her in the head. When she reached back
to find what it was, she felt the dough and thought it was her brains.
The verified letter from the attending physician:
She passed out from fright at first, then attempted to hold her brains in!
Dr. William A. Morton, Jr., MD
West Chester, PA
Two Doctors at a Medical Convention
At a medical convention, a male and female doctor start eyeing each other. The male
doctor asks her to dinner, and she accepts.
26 February 1994
Dear Mr. Mikkelson:
As they sit down at the restaurant, she excuses herself to go and wash her hands.
After dinner, one thing leads to another and they end up in her hotel bedroom.
I am now retired, but submitted the article; treated the patient about 20-25 years ago
and have had phone calls from all corners of the U.S. ever since. A Xerox is on the
billboard in practically every army post, college dorm, men's club, etc. I've had
interviews/phone by talk-show hosts, etc. No Phil Donahue yet!
Just as things get hot, the female doctor interrupts and says she has to go and wash
her hands. Once she comes back, they go for it. After the sexual interlude, she gets
up and says she is going to wash her hands.
The man actually came to me 3 days post-injury when the fever, swelling, and pain of
secondary infection frightened him. Though unlikely, tetanus was even a possibility.
He was not that impressed with the pain of the moment of injury -- it happened so
quickly, like losing your fingertip to a band-saw -- and was unaware his left testis was
probably propelled up into the rafters of the machine shop where he worked.
When she comes back, the male doctor says, "I bet you are a surgeon."
She confirms and asks how he knew.
"Easy, you're always washing your hands."
Every man who questions me imagines the initial pain to have been intense, but
should realize that once the testis had been ripped out (gasp!) there was not the
continuing discomfort one would experience from a first-class kick in the nuts!
She then says, "I'll bet you’re an anesthesiologist."
Male Doctor, "Wow, how did you guess?"
I saw him again 5 years later in the hospital for a non-urologic problem. Incidentally,
the Navy has left Xeroxes in every bar along the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Tel
Aviv -- my son's girlfriend saw one in Greece 2 years ago.
Female Doctor, "I didn't feel a thing."
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Hospital Records
A COLLECTION FROM MEDICAL INTERVIEW RECORDS WRITTEN BY VARIOUS
PARAMEDICS, EMERGENCY ROOM RECEPTIONISTS, AND (WE ARE AFRAID) A
DOCTOR OR TWO AT MAJOR HOSPITALS.
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Discharge status: Alive but without permission.
Healthy appearing decrepit 69 year-old male. Mentally alert but forgetful.
The patient refused an autopsy.
The baby was delivered, the cord clamped and cut and handed to the
pediatrician, who breathed and cried immediately.
Exam of genitalia reveals that he is circus sized.
The skin was moist and dry.
Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid
The patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life until 1989 when she
got a divorce.
Between you and me, we ought to be able to get this lady pregnant.
The patient was in his usual state of good health until his airplane ran out of gas
and crashed.
I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
The patient lives at home with his mother, father, and pet turtle, who is presently
enrolled in day care three times a week.
Bleeding started in the rectal area and continued all the way to Los Angeles.
Both breasts are equal and reactive to light and accommodation.
She is numb from her toes down.
Exam of genitalia was completely negative except for the right foot.
While in the emergency room, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.
The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
The patient was to have a bowel resection. However he took a job as a
stockbroker instead.
Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.
Coming from Detroit, this man has no children.
Examination reveals a well-developed male lying in bed with his family in no
distress.
Patient was alert and unresponsive.
When she fainted, her eyes rolled around the room.
The patient has no past history of suicides.
Patient has left his white blood cells at another hospital.
Patient's past medical history has been remarkably insignificant with only a 40-pound
weight gain in the past three days.
Patient had waffles for breakfast and anorexia for lunch.
She is numb from her toes down.
While in the ER, she was examined, X-rated and sent home.
The skin was moist and dry.
Occasional, constant, infrequent headaches.
Patient was alert and unresponsive.
Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid.
She stated that she had been constipated for most of her life, until she got a divorce.
I saw your patient today, who is still under our car for physical therapy.
The lab test indicated abnormal lover function.
The patient was to have a bowel re-section. However, he took a job as a lawyer
instead.
Doctor’s Notes on Patient Charts
Patient has chest pain if she lies on her left side for over a year.
Skin: Somewhat pale but present.
The pelvic examination will be done later on the floor.
On the 2nd day the knee was better and on the 3rd day it disappeared completely.
Patient was seen in consultation by Dr. Blank, who felt we should sit on the abdomen
and I agree.
She has had no rigors or shaking chills, but her husband states she was very hot in
bed last night.
Large brown stool ambulating in the hall.
The patient has been depressed ever since she began seeing me in 1993.
Patient has two teenage children, but no other abnormalities.
The patient is tearful and crying constantly. She also appears to be depressed.
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By the time he came to the ER, all the blood vessels in his penis were swollen and his
testicles had ballooned in size.
Strange But True Medical Stories…
INNER SKELETON
A 63-year-old widow was admitted to hospital in Recife, Brazil, suffering abdominal
pains. X-rays showed that she was carrying a 20” long skeleton of a fetus which she
conceived a decade earlier. It had become lodged outside the womb and was never
expelled from her body.
Doctors could do nothing except prescribe painkillers, and told him that it would return
to flaccidity in a few days. They also told him to enjoy his erection while it lasted,
because it was going to be his last.
And a sick medical joke... (As if those weren't sick enough)...
A professor is giving the first year medical students their first lecture on autopsies,
and decides to give them a few basics before starting. "You must be capable of two
things to do an autopsy. The first thing is that you must have no sense of fear." At
this point, the lecturer sticks his finger into the dead man's anus, and then licks it. He
then asks all the students to do the same thing with the corpses in front of them.
FEMALE SOFA
A 500-pound woman from Illinois was examined in the hospital. During the
examination, an asthma inhaler fell from under her armpit, a dime was found under
one of her breasts, and a remote control was found lodged between the folds of her
vulva.
OUCH!
A couple hobbled into a Washington emergency room covered in bloodied restaurant
towels. The man had his around his waist, and the woman had hers around her head.
They eventually explained to doctors that they had gone out that evening for a
romantic dinner. Overcome with passion, the woman crept under the table to
administer oral sex to the man. While in the act, she had an epileptic fit, which caused
her to clamp down on the man's member and wrench it from side to side. In agony
and desperation, the man grabbed a fork and stabbed her in the head until she let go.
After about a minute of complete silence and terror, they each follow suit. The
second thing is that you must have an acute sense of observation. Please observe, I
stuck my middle finger into the corpse's anus, but I licked my index finger."
Strange Death
On March 23, 1994 the medical examiner viewed the body of Ronald Opus and
concluded that he died from a shotgun wound to the head. The decedent had jumped
from the top of a ten-story building intending to commit suicide.
BLIND DRUNK
A drunk staggered into a Pennsylvania ER complaining of severe pain while trying to
remove his contact lenses. He said that they would come out halfway, but they
always popped back in. A nurse tried to help using a suction pump, but without
success. Finally, a doctor examined him and discovered that the man did not have his
contact lenses in at all. He had been trying to rip out the membrane of his cornea.
He left a note to that effect, indicating his despondency. As he fell past the ninth floor,
his life was interrupted by a shotgun blast passing through a window, which killed him
instantly. Neither the shooter nor the decedent was aware that a safety net had been
installed just below at the eighth floor level to protect some building workers and that
Ronald Opus would not have been able to complete his suicide the way he had
planned.
GROWING SEASON
An old woman in a North Carolina ER complained of green vines growing from her
vagina. Investigation revealed a large potato trapped in her womb. The woman then
suddenly remembered that she had inserted it two weeks previously, because she
thought that her uterus was falling out.
Ordinarily, Dr. Mills continued, "a person who sets out to commit suicide and
ultimately succeeds, even though the mechanism might not be what he intended" is
still defined as committing suicide. That Mr. Opus was shot on the way to certain
death nine stories below at street level, but that his suicide attempt probably would
not have been successful because of the safety net, caused the medical examiner to
feel that he had a homicide on his hands.
PRICKLY PAIR
In Michigan, a man came into the ER with lacerations to his penis. He complained
that his wife had "a rat in her vagina" and it bit him during sex. After an examination
of his wife, it was revealed that she had a surgical needle left inside her after a recent
hysterectomy.
The room on the ninth floor from whence the shotgun blast emanated was occupied
by an elderly man and his wife. They were arguing vigorously, and he was
threatening her with a shotgun. The man was so upset that when he pulled the trigger
he completely missed his wife and the pellets went through the window striking Mr.
Opus. When one intends to kill subject A, but kills subject B in the attempt, one is
guilty of the murder of subject B. When confronted with the murder charge, the old
man and his wife were both adamant: They both said they thought the shotgun was
unloaded.
LAST STAND
A Cambridge man hobbled into the ER complaining of a permanent erection. He
admitted to doctors that while on holiday in Cuba, he frequented many brothels, and
in one he was given some erectile cream to keep him hard. He was told to use it
sparingly. However, since he was having so much fun, he kept using more and more.
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The old man said it was his long-standing habit to threaten his wife with the unloaded
shotgun! He had no intention to murder her. Therefore, the killing of Mr. Opus
appeared to be an accident, that is, the gun had been accidentally loaded. The
continuing investigation turned up a witness who saw the old couple's son loading the
shotgun about six weeks prior to the fatal accident. It transpired that the old lady had
cut off her son's financial support and the son, knowing the propensity of his father to
use the shotgun threateningly, loaded the gun with the expectation that his father
would shoot his mother. The case now becomes one of murder on the part of the son
for the death of Ronald Opus.
The Druggist
Upon arriving home, a husband was met at the door by his sobbing wife. Tearfully
she explained, "It's the druggist. He insulted me terribly this morning on the phone."
Immediately the husband drove downtown to confront the druggist and demand an
apology. Before he could say more than a word or two, the druggist told him, "Now,
just a minute, listen to my side of it. This morning the alarm failed to go off, so I was
late getting up. I went without breakfast and hurried out to the car, just to realize that I
locked the house with both house and car keys inside. I had to break a window to get
my keys. Then, driving a little too fast, I got a speeding ticket. Later, when I was
about three blocks from the store, I had a flat tire.
When I finally got to the store
there was a bunch of people waiting for me to open up. I got the store opened and
started waiting on these people, and all the time the darn phone was ringing off the
hook."
Now comes the exquisite twist. Further investigation revealed that the son was in fact
Ronald Opus. He had become increasingly despondent over the failure of his attempt
to engineer his mother's murder. This led him to jump off the ten-story building on
March 23rd, only to be killed by a shotgun blast passing through the ninth story
window.
He continued, "Then I had to break a roll of nickels against the cash register drawer
to make change, and they spilled all over the floor. I got down on my hands and
knees to pick up the nickels; the phone was still ringing. When I came up I cracked
my head on the open cash drawer, which made me stagger back against a showcase
with bunch of perfume bottles on it...all of them hit the floor and broke. Meanwhile, the
phone is still ringing with no let up, and I finally got to answer it. It was your wife. She
wanted to know how to use a rectal thermometer...and believe me mister, as god is
my witness, all I did was tell her!"
The son had actually murdered himself so the medical examiner closed the case as a
suicide.
Diseases Laud Kansas Decision
(AP) The Ebola Virus, speaking from its headquarters somewhere in Africa, today
thanked the Kansas Board of Education for its recent decision to remove evolution
from the state's science curriculum. The virus pointed out that the resulting eventual
loss of evolutionary biologists would make life easier for it and other emerging
diseases, as health workers would not be able to distinguish lethal and non-lethal
strains that had evolved from one other. In its two recent visits to the U.S., the Ebola
strains involved were those that had evolved from the deadly human strains into
strains that kill monkeys, not people. "If they hadn't known, we could really have
inspired hysteria" commented Ebola. "More fun next time." Meanwhile, Hanta Virus,
Cholera, AIDS and Influenza announced that they had no intention of stopping their
own evolution and looked forward to even more successful world tours in the future.
Although none of them expressed much interest in visiting Kansas, they denied they
had plans to boycott the state.
We Have To Watch Our Words!
A man staggers into an emergency room with two black eyes and a five iron wrapped
tightly around his throat. Naturally the doctor asks him what happened.
"Well, it was like this," he replies.
"I was having a quiet round of golf with my wife when she sliced her ball into a
pasture of cows. We went to look for it and while I was rooting around, I noticed one
of the cows had something white at its rear end. I walked over and lifted up the tail
and sure enough, there was my wife's golf ball stuck right in the middle of the cow's
butt. That's when I made my mistake."
Finally, stock futures for a variety of "old fashioned" diseases (such as diphtheria and
streptococcus), malaria, and tuberculosis went up, as it appears that humans now are
increasingly prepared to ignore the evolution of antibiotic resistance for diseases that
have long been held in check by modern medicines. Diphtheria, speaking from its
exile in poorer parts of the former USSR, commented "The lack of new antibiotics
seems to reflect a human arrogance that assumes we can't evolve and come back." It
pointed out that malaria and TB had already evolved forms that were immune to all
known antibiotics. "Without understanding how we evolve, humans are turning
themselves into fodder." Asked to comment on the Kansas decision, Diphtheria
smiled and said: "Thanks, Kansas, we'll be seeing you..."
"What did you do?" asks the doctor.
"Well, I lifted the tail and yelled to my wife, 'Hey, this looks like yours!'"
Scooby Dooby Dooby
A flat-chested young lady went to Dr. Smith for advice about breast enlargements. He
told her, "Every day when you get out of the shower, rub the top of your nipples and
say, 'Scooby dooby dooby, I want bigger boobies.'"
She did this every day faithfully. After several months, it worked!
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She grew great boobs! One morning she was running late, and in her rush to leave
for work, she realized she had forgotten her morning ritual. At this point she loved her
boobs and didn't want to lose them, so she got up in the middle of the bus and said,
"Scooby dooby dooby, I want bigger boobies."
After approximately 15 minutes, the EMS arrived, along with two police officers, a firerescue squad, and the channel 4 “On-the-Spot” news team. The guys from the fire
department quickly took charge as this was obviously a rescue operation. The senior
member of the team discovered that the device was attached with bolts to the cement
wall that could only be reached once the device was unlocked. (His discovery was by
means of tearing apart the device located in the stall next to the one that I was in.
Since the value of the property destroyed in his examination was less than $50 (my
deductible) I did not include it in my claim. His partner, who seemed like an intelligent
fellow at the time, came up with the idea of cutting the device from the wall with the
propane torch that was in the rescue truck.
A guy sitting nearby asked her, "Do you go to Dr. Smith by any chance?"
"Why yes, I do. How did you know?"
The man stood up and cupped his balls and said, "Hickory dickory dock..."
The fireman went to his truck, retrieved the torch, and commenced to attempt to cut
the device from the wall. Had I been in a state to think of such things, I might have
realized that in cutting the device from the wall several things would also inevitably
happen. First, the air inside of the device would quickly heat up, causing items inside
the device to suffer the same effects that are normally achieved by placing things in
an oven. Second, the metal in the device is a good conductor of heat causing items
that are in contact with the device to react as if thrown into a hot skillet. And, third,
molten metal would shower the inside of the device as the torch cut through.
Reading Material for the Can
Dear Sir,
This letter is in response to your recent letter requesting a more detailed explanation
concerning my recent internment at Methodist Hospital. Specifically, you asked for an
expansion in reference to Block 21(a)(3) of the claim form (reason for hospital visit).
On the original form, I put "Stupidity." I realize now that this answer was somewhat
vague and so I will attempt to more fully explain the circumstances leading up to my
hospitalization.
The one bright note of the propane torch was that it did manage to cut, in the brief
time that I allowed them to use it, a hole big enough for a small pry bar to be placed
inside of the device. The EMS team then loaded me, along with the device, into the
waiting ambulance as stated on your form.
I had needed to use the restroom and had just finished a quick bite to eat at the local
burger joint. I entered the bathroom, took care of my business, and just prior to the
moment in which I had planned to raise my trousers, the locked case that prevents
theft of the toilet paper. It came undone and, feeling it striking my knee, unthinkingly,
I immediately, and with unnecessary force, returned the lid back to its normal position.
Due the small area of your block 21(a)(3), I was unable to give a full explanation of
these events, and thus used the word that I thought best described my actions that
led to my hospitalization.
Unfortunately, as I did this I also turned and certain parts of my body, which were still
exposed, were trapped between the device's lid and its main body. Feeling such
intense and immediate pain caused me to jump back. It quickly came to my attention
that, when one's privates are firmly attached to an immovable object, it is not a good
idea to jump in the opposite direction.
Sincerely,
Signature
Upon recovering some of my senses, I attempted to reopen the lid. However, my
slamming of it had been sufficient to allow the locking mechanism to engage. I then
proceeded to get a hold on my pants and subsequently removed my keys from them.
I intended to try to force the lock of the device open with one of my keys; thus
extracting myself. Unfortunately, when I attempted this, my key broke in the lock.
Frequently Asked Questions About Health Care -- By David Lubar
Q. What does HMO stand for?
A. This is actually a variation of the phrase, "Hey, Moe!" Its roots go back to a
concept pioneered by Doctor Moe Howard, who discovered that a patient could be
made to forget about the pain in his foot if he was poked hard enough in the eyes.
Modern practice replaces the physical finger poke with hi-tech equivalents such as
voice mail and referral slips, but the result remains the same.
Embarrassment of someone seeing me in this unique position became a minor
concern, and I began to call for help in as much of a calm and rational manner as I
could. An employee from the restaurant quickly arrived and decided that this was a
problem requiring the attention of the store manager.
Q. Do all diagnostic procedures require pre-certification?
A. No. Only those you need.
Betty, the manager, came quickly. She attempted to unlock the device with her keys.
Since I had broken my key off in the device, she could not get her key in. Seeing no
other solution, she called the EMS (as indicated on your form in block 21(b)(1)).
Q. I just joined a new HMO. How difficult will it be to choose the doctor I want?
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A. Just slightly more difficult than choosing your parents. Your insurer will provide
you with a book listing all the doctors who were participating in the plan at the time
the information was gathered. These doctors basically fall into two categories -those who are no longer accepting new patients, and those who will see you but are
no longer part of the plan. But don't worry -- the remaining doctor who is still in the
plan and accepting new patients has an office just a half day's drive away!
Be Careful What You Ask For
Fred goes to a doctor and says, "Doc, I want to be castrated."
The doctor says, "Look, I don't know what your motives are, but I'm not going to do
that sort of operation."
Fred replies, "Doc, I just want to be castrated and I'm a little embarrassed talking
about it, but I have $5,000 cash right here.
Will you do it?"
Q. What are pre-existing conditions?
A. This is a phrase used by the grammatically challenged when they want to talk
about existing conditions. Unfortunately, we appear to be pre-stuck with it.
The doctor says, "Well, okay, I guess I could make this one exception. I don't
understand it, but all right."
Q. Well, can I get coverage for my pre-existing conditions?
A. Certainly, as long as they don't require any treatment.
Fred wakes up and asks, "Well, Doc, how'd it go?"
Q. What happens if I want to try alternative forms of medicine?
A. You'll need to find alternative forms of payment.
"It went just fine. It's really not too difficult of an operation. As a matter of fact, $5,000
is a lot to pay for such a simple task and I felt a little guilty about taking that much. So,
while I was operating, I noticed that you had never been circumcised, so I went ahead
and did that too. It's really better for a man to be circumcised, and I hope you don't
mind..."
Q. My pharmacy plan only covers generic drugs, but I need the name brand. I tried
the generic medication, but it gave me a stomachache. What should I do?
A. Poke yourself in the eye.
Q. I have an 80/20 plan with a $200 deductible and a $2,000 yearly cap. My insurer
reimbursed the doctor for my out-patient surgery, but I'd already paid my bill. What
should I do?
A. You have two choices. Your doctor can sign the reimbursement check over to you,
or you can ask him to invest the money for you in one of those great offers that only
doctors and dentists hear about, like windmill farms or frog hatcheries.
"Circumcised!" yells Fred. "That's the word!"
Q. What should I do if I get sick while traveling?
A. Try sitting in a different part of the bus.
BREAKFAST
1/2 grapefruit
1 slice of whole wheat toast
8 oz. low fat or skim milk
The Student Nurse Stress Diet
This diet is designed to help you cope with the stress that builds during the course of
the day.
Q. No, I mean what if I'm away from home and I get sick?
A. You really shouldn't do that. You'll have a hard time seeing your primary care
physician. It's best to wait until you return, and then get sick.
LUNCH
4 oz lean broiled chicken breast
1 cup steamed spinach
1 cup herbal tea
1 Oreo cookie
Q. I think I need to see a specialist, but my doctor insists he can handle my problem.
Can a general practitioner really perform a heart transplant right in his office?
A. Hard to say, but considering that all you're risking is the $10 co-payment, there's
no harm giving him a shot at it.
MID-AFTERNOON SNACK
Rest of Oreo’s in pack
2 pints Haagen Daz ice cream
1 jar hot fudge sauce, nuts, cherries, whipped cream
Q. What accounts for the largest portion of health care costs?
A. Doctors trying to recoup their investment losses.
Q. Will health care be any different in the next century?
A. No, but if you call right now, you might get an appointment by then.
DINNER
2 loaves garlic bread with cheese
1 large sausage & cheese pizza
4 cans or 1 large pitcher beer (non-alcoholic, I sure hope)
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3 Milky Way candy bars
Virus Alert: List of Newly Discovered Viruses
AT&T VIRUS: Every three minutes it tells you what great service you are getting.
LATE EVENING NEWS
Entire frozen Sara Lee cheesecake eaten directly from the freezer. (Editor's note: A
coupla bottles of Alka-Seltzer, too!)
MCI VIRUS: Every three minutes it reminds you that you're paying too much for the
AT&T virus.
RULES FOR THIS DIET
1. If you eat something and no one sees you eat it, it has no calories.
2. If you drink a diet soda with a candy bar, the calories in the candy bar are
cancelled out by the diet soda.
3. When you eat with someone else, calories don't count as long as you don't eat
more than they do.
4. Food used for medicinal purposes never counts, such as hot chocolate, brandy,
toast, and Sara Lee cheesecake.
5. If you fatten up the people around you, then you look thinner.
6. Movie-related foods do not have additional calories because they are part of the
entire entertainment package and are not part of one's personal intake.
Examples are Milk Duds, buttered popcorn, Jr. Mints, Red Hots and Tootsie
Rolls.
7. Cookie pieces contain no calories. The process of breaking causes caloric
leakage.
8. Things licked off knives and spoons have no calories if you are in the process of
preparing something. Examples are peanut butter on a knife while making a
sandwich or ice cream on a spoon while making a sundae.
9. Foods that have the same color have the same number of calories. Examples
include spinach and pistachio ice cream, cauliflower and whipped cream.
PAUL REVERE VIRUS: This revolutionary virus does not horse around. It warns you
of impending hard disk attack---once if by LAN, twice if by C:>.
POLITICALLY CORRECT VIRUS: Never calls itself a "virus", but instead refers to
itself as an "electronic microorganism."
MARIO CUOMO VIRUS: It would be a great virus, but it refuses to run.
TED TURNER VIRUS: Colorizes your monochrome monitor.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER VIRUS: Terminates and stays resident. It'll be back.
DAN QUAYLE VIRUS: Their is sumthing rong wit your komputer, ewe jsut cant
figyour out watt!
GOVERNMENT ECONOMIST VIRUS: Nothing works, but all your diagnostic
software says everything is fine.
NEW WORLD ORDER VIRUS: Probably harmless, but it makes a lot of people really
mad just thinking about it.
NOTE: Chocolate is a universal substitute and may be used in place of any other
food.
FEDERAL BUREAUCRAT VIRUS: Divides your hard disk into hundreds of little units,
each of which does practically nothing, but all of which claim to be the most important
part of your computer.
Prescriptions…
A woman came into her doctor's office and confessed in a quiet whisper to an
embarrassing problem. "I have a bad case of flatulence all the time, Doctor Johnson,
but thankfully it's soundless, and has no odor. In fact, since I've been here, I've
passed gas no less than twenty times. What can I do?"
GALLUP VIRUS: Sixty percent of the PCs infected will lose 38 percent of their data
14 percent of the time. (plus or minus a 3.5 percent margin of error.)
TEXAS VIRUS: Makes sure that it's bigger than any other file.
ADAM AND EVE VIRUS: Takes a couple of bytes out of your Apple.
"Here's a prescription, Mrs. Harris. Take these pills three times a day for seven days
and come back and see me in a week."
CONGRESSIONAL VIRUS: The computer locks up, screen splits erratically with a
message appearing on each half blaming the other side for the problem.
Next week an upset Mrs. Harris marched into Dr. Johnson's office. "Doctor, I don't
know what was in those pills, but the problem is worse! I'm passing gas just as much,
but now it smells terrible! What do you have to say for yourself?"
AIRLINE VIRUS: You're in Dallas, but your data is in Singapore.
FREUDIAN VIRUS: Your computer becomes obsessed with marrying its own
motherboard.
"Calm down, Mrs. Harris," said the doctor soothingly. "Now that we've fixed your
sinuses, we'll work on your hearing!!!"
PBS VIRUS: Your programs stop every few minutes to ask for money.
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Smog Alert Virus - soundcard emits a choking sound and monitor becomes
bloodshot.
ELVIS VIRUS: Your computer gets fat, slow and lazy, then self destructs; only to
resurface at shopping malls and service stations across rural America.
King Virus - LAPD come by and beat the crap out of your computer.
OLLIE NORTH VIRUS: Causes your printer to become a paper shredder.
Simpson Virus - your computer deletes a couple of files unexpectedly, dominates all
net traffic for 14 months and then announces that it is searching for another virus.
NIKE VIRUS: Just does it.
SEARS VIRUS: Your data won't appear unless you buy new cables, power supply
and a set of shocks.
CONGRESSIONAL VIRUS #2: Runs every program on
simultaneously, but doesn't allow the user to accomplish anything.
the
hard
NFL Virus - all data in LA is uploaded to other cities.
Beach Dwellers Virus - machine looks great but CPU doesn't work.
confused with the...
drive
Not to be
Valley Girl Virus - machine has all the latest icons but CPU doesn't work. Also,
computer wants to go to the mall, a lot.
KEVORKIAN VIRUS: Helps your computer shut down as an act of mercy.
IMELDA MARCOS VIRUS: Sings you a song (slightly off key) on boot up, then
subtracts money from your Quicken account and spends it all on expensive shoes it
purchases through Prodigy.
Rodeo Drive Virus - Landlines no longer work. A cellular modem is now required. All
peripherals need to be upgraded to most expensive models available.
Hipster Virus - all data transmitted via a pager.
The following virus strains are from southern California:
Teenage Virus - machine spends enormous amounts of time on-line, wants to drive
the car. Also note that the machine becomes either inactive and quiet OR loud and
disagreeable in presence of adults. (Warning - this virus not limited to SoCal!)
Zuma Beach Virus - "duuude" gets appended to all text files.
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CHAPTER 13: Technology and Computers
High Tech…
A guy walks into a bar and sits down. He starts dialing numbers... like a telephone...
on his hand and talking into his hand. The bartender walks over and tells him that
this is a very tough neighborhood and he doesn't need any trouble here. The guy
says, "You don't understand; I'm very hi-tech. I had a phone installed in my hand
because I was tired of carrying the cellular." The bartender says "prove it."
Putting Things in Perspective
Pythagorean Theorem: 24 words.
The Lord's Prayer: 66 words.
The Gettysburg Address: 286 words.
The Declaration of Independence: 1,300 words.
The US Government regulations on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 words.
The guy dials up a number and hands his hand to the bartender. The bartender talks
into the hand and carries on a conversation. "That's incredible", says the bartender...
"I would never have believed it!"
New Software
Last year, my friend upgraded his Girlfriend 3.1 to Girlfriend Plus! 1.0 (Marketing
name: Finance 1.0). Recently he upgraded Finance 1.0 to Wife 1.0 and it's a memory
hog and has taken all his space. Wife 1.0 must be running before he can do anything
and seems to conflict/interfere with other tasks running, such as RACING TV 1.0.1,
Motorcycles 3.01, and Hangin’ Out With The Boyz 2.2. Although he didn't ask for
them, Wife 1.0 came with auto-installed Macro's such as Mother-In-Law and BrotherIn-Law.
"Yeah", said the guy, "I'm really very hi-tech. I can keep in touch with my broker, my
wife, you name it! By the way, where is the men's room?"
The bartender directs him to the men's room. The guy goes in and doesn't come out
for the longest time.
Fearing the worst given the tough neighborhood, the bartender goes into the men's
room. There is the guy... He is spread eagle on the wall... His pants are pulled down
and he has a roll of toilet paper up his butt. "Oh my god, said the bartender. Did they
rob you? How much did they get?" The guy turns and says: No, no… I'm just waiting
for a fax!
Some features I'd like to see in the upcoming Girlfriend 4.0 release:
- A "Don't Remind Me Again" button
- A Minimize button
- A Shutdown feature
- An Install Shield feature, so that Girlfriend 4.0 can be completely and safely
uninstalled, if so desired, without losing your Cache and other objects.
If Microsoft Built Cars
At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer
industry with the auto industry and stated "If GM had kept up with technology like the
computer industry has, we would all be driving twenty-five dollar cars that got 1000
miles per gallon."
I tried running Girlfriend 2.0 with Girlfriend 1.0 still installed, but they tried using the
same I/O port and conflicted. Then I tried to uninstall Girlfriend 1.0, but it didn't have
an Uninstall Program. I tried to uninstall it by hand, but it put files in my System
Directory.
Recently General Motors addressed this comment by releasing the statement "Yes,
but would you want your car to crash twice a day?"
Another thing that sucks, all versions of Girlfriend that I've used are totally "object
orientated" and only support hardware with gold plated-contacts.
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2.
BUG WARNING!
Wife 1.0 has an undocumented bug. If you try to install Mistress 1.1 before
uninstalling Wife 1.0, Wife 1.0 will delete MS Money files before doing the uninstall
itself. Then Mistress 1.1 will refuse to install, claiming insufficient resources. Wife 1.0
will then spawn off the Virus Lawyer 6.66 which, when activated, consumes all
available resources and brings your system to its knees. The funny thing is, if you try
to hide Mistress 1.1 in High-Memory, Wife 1.0 will eventually detect it and begin the
process described above.
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I am beginning to hate Bill Gates!
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Every time they repainted the lines on the road you would have to buy a new car.
Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason, and you would just
accept this, restart and drive on.
Occasionally, executing a maneuver would cause your car to stop and fail and
you would have to re-install the engine. For some strange reason, you would
accept this too.
You could only have one person in the car at a time, unless you bought "Car95"
or "CarNT." But, then you would have to buy more seats.
Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five
times as fast, twice as easy to drive, but would only run on five percent of the
roads.
The Macintosh car owners would get expensive Microsoft upgrades to their cars,
which would make their cars run much slower.
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The oil, gas and alternator warning lights would be replaced by a single "general
car fault" warning light.
New seats would force everyone to have the same size butt.
The airbag system would say "are you sure?" before going off.
Occasionally for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to
let you in until you simultaneously lift the door handle, turn the key, and grab hold
of the radio antenna.
GM would require all car buyers to also purchase a deluxe set of Rand-McNally
road maps (now a GM subsidiary), even though they neither need them nor want
them. Attempting to delete this option would immediately cause the car's
performance to diminish by 50% or more. Moreover, GM would become a target
for investigation by the Justice Department.
Every time GM introduced a new model car buyers would have to learn how to
drive all over again because none of the controls would operate in the same
manner as the old car.
You'd press the "start" button to shut off the engine.
Enjoy the flight!
Follow the steps below if you are using Windows 95:
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Open Excel for Windows 95 with a blank worksheet
Scroll down to row 95
Click on the number 95 to select the whole row.
Press Tab once to move to column B
Select Help/About
Hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift and click on the Tech Support button
A window labeled Hall of Tortured Souls appears
Directly ahead of you are stairs with a scrolling cast list – go up and take a look
around - use cursor keys
9. But there's more! Go back down the stairs and type "excelkfa" (no quotes)
10. The wall disappears, and there's a winding path to navigate to see pictures.
Tread carefully!
Stupid Software Tricks
1. Open a new document in Word
2. Type "Unable to follow directions" (without the quotes)
3. Highlight the entire sentence you just typed
4. Click Tools; Language; Thesaurus (or hit shift-F7 to open the thesaurus)
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A Bill Gates Goes To Heaven
Bill Gates dies in a car accident. He finds himself in purgatory, being sized up by St.
Peter.
"Well, Bill, I'm really confused on this call; I'm not sure where to send you. After all,
you helped society enormously by putting a computer in almost every home in
America, yet you also created that ghastly Windows '95. I'm going to do something
I've never one before. In your case; I'm going to let you decide whether you want to
go to Heaven or Hell."
Open a new document in Word
Type "I'd like to see you naked " (without the quotes)
Highlight the entire sentence you just typed
Click Tools; Language; Thesaurus (or hit shift-F7 to open the thesaurus)
Believe it or not - A Flight simulator from MS Excel 97 (courtesy: Integra
Microsystems, Bangalore, India)
Bill replied, "Well, what's the difference between the two?"
St. Peter: "I'm willing to let you visit both places briefly, if it will help your decision."
Ever wondered why Microsoft applications seem to become slower and fatter with
each new release? Apparently the constant rain in Redmond has driven Bill's
engineers to obsessive flights of fancy. Below you'll find instructions on how to access
a little flight simulator that was inexplicably hidden by precipitation-maddened
programmers deep inside Excel 97.
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Bill: "Fine, but where should I go first?" St. Peter: "I'll leave that up to you."
"Okay then," said Bill, "Let's try Hell first."
So Bill went to Hell. It was a beautiful, clean, sandy beach with clear waters and lots
of bikini-clad women running around, playing in the water, laughing, and frolicking
about. The sun was shining; the temperature was perfect. Bill was very pleased. "This
is great!" he told St. Peter. "If this is hell, I REALLY want to see heaven!"
In Excel 97, open a new blank work sheet.
Press F5 and type X97:L97 in the "Reference" box, then click OK.
Now hit your tab key once (you should end up in cell M97).
Press "Ctrl" and "Shift" while clicking once on the "chart wizard" icon (the one at
the top with the blue-yellow-red bar chart).
"Fine," said St. Peter, and off they went.
Welcome aboard! After a few moments you should be flying. Steer with the mouse,
accelerate and decelerate with the left and right mouse buttons respectively, and look
for the monoliths with the programmer credits. You can exit the screen by pressing
Ctrl+Shift+Esc.
Heaven was a place high in the clouds, with angels drifting about, playing harps and
singing. It was nice, but not as enticing as Hell.
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Bill thought for a minute, and rendered his decision. "Hmmm. I think I'd prefer Hell,"
he told St. Peter.
If Microsoft Was Based in South Georgia
How things would be different if Microsoft was headquartered in South Georgia
1. Their #1 product would be Microsoft Winders
2. Instead of an hourglass icon you'd get an empty beer bottle
3. Occasionally you'd bring up a window that was covered with a hefty bag
4. Dialog boxes would give you the choice of "Ahh-right" or "Naw"
5. Instead of "Ta-Da!", the opening sound would be Dueling Banjos
6. The "Recycle Bin" in Winders '95 would be an outhouse
7. Whenever you pulled up the Sound Player you'd hear a digitized drunk redneck
yelling "Freebird!"
8. Instead of "Start Me Up", the Winders '95 theme song would be Achy-Breaky
Heart
9. PowerPoint would be named "ParPawnt"
10. Microsoft's programming tools would be "Vishul Basic" and Vishul C++"
11. Winders 95 logo would incorporate the Confederate Flag
12. Microsoft Word would be just that: one word
13. Instead of latte carts we'd have grits carts
14. New Shutdown WAV: "Y'all come back now, Yah hear?!"
15. Instead of VP, Microsoft big shots would be called "Cuz"
16. Hardware could be repaired using parts from an old Trans Am
17. Microsoft Office replaced with Micr'sawft Henhouse
18. Four words: Daisy Duke Screen Saver
19. Well, the first thing you know, old Bill's a billionaire
20. Spreadsheet software would include examples to inventory dead cars in your
front yard
21. Flight Simulator replaced by Tractor pull Simulator
22. Microsoft CEO: Bubba Gates
"Fine," retorted St. Peter, "as you desire." So Bill Gates went to Hell.
Two weeks later, St. Peter decided to check on the late billionaire to see how he was
doing in Hell. When he got there, he found Bill, shackled to a wall, screaming
amongst hot flames in dark caves, being burned and tortured by demons. "How's
everything going?" he asked Bill.
Bill responded, with his voice filled with anguish and disappointment, "This is awful!
This is nothing like the Hell I visited two weeks ago! I can't believe this is happening!
What happened to that other place, with the beautiful beaches, the scantily-clad
women playing in the water?"
"That was a demo," replied St. Peter.
Tech Support
A tech rep that I know from another company called in to ask some MIDI questions
about system setup as his company sells, installs and warranties systems. While on
the phone with me, the rep received an incoming call, which he took after putting me
on Hold. When he came back on line, he was laughing like a crazy person. This is
the call he said he took:
Caller: "Hello, is this Tech Support?"
Tech Rep: "Yes, it is. (asked for name/number/system) How may I help you?"
Caller: "The cup holder on my PC is broken and I am within my warranty period.
How do I go about getting that fixed?"
Where Are We?
There was this helicopter pilot whose job was to ferry VIP's from Seattle airport to
downtown. One day he found himself with a passenger in a pea soup fog somewhere
over downtown Seattle. No landmarks were visible and the passenger became
panicky. The pilot said, "Don't worry" and very gradually let the helicopter down until
it was hovering opposite the window of a large, unidentifiable building.
Tech Rep: "I'm sorry, but did you say a cup holder?"
Caller: "Yes, it's attached to the front of my computer."
Tech Rep: "Please excuse me if I seem a bit stumped, it's because I am. Did you
receive this as part of a promotional, at a trade show, how did you get this cup
holder? Does it have any trademark on it?"
The pilot motioned to a woman working in the building to open her window and asked
her "Where are we?"
The woman responded "You are in a helicopter."
Caller: "It came with my computer, I don't know anything about a promotional. It just
has '4X' on it."
The pilot immediately lifted the helicopter above the building tops, flew a mile and a
half, let it down through the fog, and hit the landing pad dead center.
At this point the Tech Rep had to mute the caller because he couldn't stand it any
longer. The Caller had been using the load drawer of the CD ROM as a cup holder
and broke it off the drive...
The amazed and relieved passenger said, "How on earth did you do that?"
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The pilot said: "It was simple. The information the woman gave me was precisely
correct and totally useless. I knew that she had to be working at the Microsoft
Customer Support Center."
Cartoon Law III
Any body passing through solid matter will leave a perforation conforming to its
perimeter.
Also called the silhouette of passage, this phenomenon is the specialty of victims of
directed-pressure explosions and of reckless cowards who are so eager to escape
that they exit directly through the wall of a house, leaving a cookie-cutout-perfect
hole. The threat of skunks or matrimony often catalyzes this reaction.
The Frog
A boy was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you
kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog and put it
in his pocket.
Cartoon Law IV
The time required for an object to fall twenty stories is greater than or equal to the
time it takes for whoever knocked it off the ledge to spiral down twenty flights to
attempt to capture it unbroken.
The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful
princess, I will stay with you for one week." The boy took the frog out of his pocket,
smiled at it and returned it to the pocket.
Such an object is inevitably priceless, thus the attempt to capture it will be inevitably
ultimately unsuccessful; while the attempt will often be initially successful, an
essentially valueless object such as a feather or anvil falling on the head of the
character will indirectly cause the destruction of the priceless one after a short pause
in which the character who has caught the object has taken a deep breath.
The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with
you and do ANYTHING you want." Again the boy took the frog out, smiled at it and
put it back into his pocket.
Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, I'll
stay with you for a week, and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"
The feather, anvil, or other object in question is likely to have been dropped by a
mouse, IF the character trying to save it is a cat.
The boy said, "Look, I'm an engineer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking
frog is cool."
Cartoon Law V
All principles of gravity are negated by fear.
Cartoon Laws of Physics
Cartoon Law I
Any body suspended in space will remain in space until made aware of its situation.
Psychic forces are sufficient in most bodies for a shock to propel them directly away
from the earth's surface. A spooky noise or an adversary's signature sound will
induce motion upward, usually to the cradle of a chandelier, a treetop, or the crest of
a flagpole. The feet of a character who is running or the wheels of a speeding auto
need never touch the ground, especially when in flight.
Daffy Duck steps off a cliff, expecting further pastureland. He loiters in midair,
soliloquizing flippantly, until he chances to look down. At this point, the familiar
principle of 32 feet per second per second takes over.
Cartoon Law VI
As speed increases, objects can be in several places at once.
Exception: This does not apply to cool characters who've never studied law.
This is particularly true of tooth-and-claw fights, in which a character's head may be
glimpsed emerging from the cloud of altercation at several places simultaneously.
This effect is common as well among bodies that are spinning or being throttled. A
'wacky' character has the option of self-replication only at manic high speeds and may
ricochet off walls to achieve the velocity required.
Appendum: Any species capable of flight, upon distraction or vertigo, will lose ability
of flight. Conversely, any two feathers held in each hand and waved will (temporarily)
give flight to any character that does so.
Cartoon Law II
Any body in motion will tend to remain in motion until solid matter intervenes
suddenly.
Cartoon Law VII
Certain bodies can pass through solid walls painted to resemble tunnel entrances;
others cannot.
Whether shot from a cannon or in hot pursuit on foot, cartoon characters are so
absolute in their momentum that only a telephone pole or an outsize boulder retards
their forward motion absolutely. Sir Isaac Newton called this sudden termination of
motion the stooge's surcease.
This trompe l'oeil inconsistency has baffled generations, but at least it is known that
whoever paints an entrance on a wall's surface to trick an opponent will be unable to
pursue him into this theoretical space. The painter is flattened against the wall when
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he attempts to follow into the painting. This is ultimately a problem of art, not of
science.
Characters who are intended to be "cool" can make previously nonexistent objects
appear from behind their backs at will. For instance, the Road Runner can
materialize signs to express himself without speaking.
(Exception: It has been observed that some toons actually have been able to enter
holes painted onto solid backdrops while chasing otherwise unsuspecting toons into
these holes. However, the consequence of obtaining this ability is that they almost
immediately collide with an exiting train or truck.)
Exception 1: Only objects capable of being lifted by the toon can be produced from
behind his/her back, unless they are to be used to clobber an opponent.
Exception 2: Only objects needed by the toon to express him/herself (e.g., signs for
Road Runner or Calamity Coyote), or props needed for the situation (e.g., Buster's
magnifying glass for the Roches)), or to humiliate an opponent for a laugh may be
produced in this manner. Objects that serve solely to gratify the toon (money, a
Porsche, etc.) cannot be produced in this manner.
Cartoon Law VIII
Any violent rearrangement of feline matter is impermanent.
Cartoon cats possess even more deaths than the traditional nine lives might
comfortably afford. They can be decimated, spliced, splayed, accordion-pleated,
spindled, or disassembled, but they cannot be destroyed. After a few moments of
blinking self-pity, they reinflate, elongate, snap back, or solidify.
Cartoon Law Amendment C
Explosive weapons cannot cause fatal injuries.
Corollary 1: A cat will assume the shape of its container.
They merely turn characters temporarily black and smoky.
Corollary 2: Cartoon cats have the uncanny ability to emit piano sounds when their
teeth are transformed into piano keys after having a piano dropped on them.
Cartoon Law Amendment D
Gravity is transmitted by slow-moving waves of large wavelengths.
Corollary 3: Toon coyotes tend to have feline properties.
Their operation can be witnessed by observing the behavior of a canine suspended
over a large vertical drop. Its feet will begin to fall first, causing its legs to stretch. As
the wave reaches its torso, that part will begin to fall, causing the neck to stretch. As
the head begins to fall, tension is released and the canine will resume its regular
proportions until such time as it strikes the ground.
Cartoon Law IX
For every vengeance there is an equal and opposite revengeance.
This is the one law of animated cartoon motion that also applies to the physical world
at large. For that reason, we need the relief of watching it happen to a duck instead.
[Corollary: The force of gravity increases with distance above the ground or floor.
Proof: as soon as characters who can (barely) fly (with or without mechanical
assistance) cross the threshold of the cliff edge or windowsill, their trajectory takes a
sharp downward trend, but upon further exertion by the toon and/or its mechanical
assistance, level flight is re-achieved.]
Cartoon Law X
Everything (especially a coyote) falls faster than an anvil, or a boulder, or a large
chunk of terra firma, or...
Cartoon Law Amendment A
A sharp object will always propel a character upward.
Cartoon Law Amendment E
Dynamite is spontaneously generated in "C-spaces" (spaces in which cartoon laws
hold).
When poked (usually in the buttocks) with a sharp object (usually a pin), a character
will defy gravity by shooting straight up, with great velocity.
The process is analogous to steady-state theories of the universe that postulated that
the tensions involved in maintaining a space would cause the creation of hydrogen
from nothing. Dynamite quanta are quite large (stick-sized) and unstable (lit). Such
quanta are attracted to psychic forces generated by feelings of distress in "cool"
characters (see Amendment B, which may be a special case of this law), who are
able to use said quanta to their advantage. One may imagine C-spaces where all
matter and energy result from primal masses of dynamite exploding. A big bang
indeed.
Corollary: Such upward motion will usually be restricted by an overhang of the
nearest cliff wall, even though said cliff wall was never visible at any other point in the
cartoon.
Cartoon Law Amendment B
The laws of object permanence are nullified for "cool" characters.
Cartoon Law Amendment F
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Any bag, sack, purse, etc. possessed by a cool character is a tesseract - any number
of objects of any size may be placed in it or removed from it with no change in its
outer dimensions.
A "cool" cartoon character who has been severely startled and attempts to run away
from his/her adversary seemingly possesses infinite inertia for a short time. The
character's feet move at incredible rates, often blurring into an indistinguishable
circular haze. The energy generated by this furious rotation is often sufficient to
actually excavate a pit in the ground beneath the character attempting to flee, yet
he/she is unable to move for several critical seconds, during which the adversary may
>almost< make physical contact. Yet after the initial period of resistance, this
overwhelming inertia releases suddenly, and the character vanishes at a speed too
great for the eye to follow.
Cartoon Law Amendment G
Characters can spin around and change into any set of clothes appropriate to the
situation.
Cartoon Law Amendment H
Cartoon Holes:
Corollary: It is occasionally observable that the period of irresistible inertia may be
prolonged if the character has some amusing aside to utter, either to the audience or
to the pursuing adversary. In this case, the inertial effect vanishes upon completion
of the amusing remark.
Part 1: Portable holes work.
Part 2: Toons (especially rabbits) can dig a burrow from here to there in less than 20
seconds and emerge spotlessly clean.
Note that the duration of infinite rest inertia of a cartoon body is most elegantly
expressed in the following equation:
Part 3: Any hole dug in the ground by a non-cool character will eventually lead to
China. Any toon entering China via the hole will not be allowed to leave until they
have been given Chinese garb or food, or heard the sound of a gong (which makes
them shimmy back and forth).
D = (U - P) + E
Where: D is the duration of the rest inertia in seconds,
U is the urgency of the need to get away from one's adversary (expressed
by a scale of 1 to 10)*
P is the proximity of the adversary in centimeters from 1 to 10, and
E is the time in seconds required for a humorous aside before escaping.
Part 4: Any hole dug from within a prison or jail will lead to a point underneath a
person of authority (e.g. warden or policeman), or under a body of water, which
proceeds to drench the poor sap, or into another jail cell.
Cartoon Law Amendment I
Movements are accompanied by funny sound effects.
* The 1-to-10 scale is not arbitrary, as the non-mathematically-inclined might suspect.
Degree of urgency for escape from an adversary is a function of the psionic force of
the adversary's lust for mayhem factored against the counterforce of the runaway's
need for escape, plus his/her general cockiness and insouciance.
Especially eye blinks, which usually are accompanied by xylophone or other
percussive noise type tinkles with each blink.
Cartoon Law Amendment J
Vehicle Uncertainty Principle:
Recent theoretical work at the Acme Institute of Advanced Arithmetic suggests that
the use of "fuzzy logic" may provide further refinement of Fudd's pioneering work.
"Fuzzy logic" advocates hold that the Theorem may in fact exhibit different resolutions
for cartoon characters with fuzzy surfaces, e.g. rabbits, cats, and even borderline
examples such as Yosemite Sam. However, like the Acme Institute's recent
"lukewarm fusion" project, this approach is regarded with considerable skepticism.
A vehicle travelling along a straight path which extends to the horizon uninterrupted
remains in state of indeterminacy-- existing invisibly at all points along the road
simultaneously-- until its waveform is collapsed by a villain entering the road. This
causes the vehicle to coalesce into an observable form at that location, maintaining
high velocity. Classical cartoon physics take over at this point.
Cartoon Law Amendment L
RDB translation into plain English:
E = mc^2 really means Entertainment = more crazy/cute/comedic cartoons
As soon as Wile E. Coyote steps into the road, the bus appears to run him down.
Cartoon Law Amendment M
The Vertically Unavoidable Doom Principle:
Cartoon Law Amendment K
Fudd's Theorem of Wunaway Vewocity (see Law V):
When an object such as a boulder, piano, anvil, etc. starts to cast its shadow starting
its descent on a character, said character can try to get out of the object's path but
will either:
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that the percentage of Cuteons is inversely proportional to the size of the toon.
Hence, the smaller the cartoon character, the cuter it will be.
A) Only run in place inches over the ground
B) Move out of way only to discover that the object has "followed" him/her
Cartoon Law Amendment S
Cartoon Chemistry:
Exception: Cool characters, and only cool characters, may move out the path of the
object by simply stepping out of the way at the last possible second.
Part 1: Any two substances when mixed by an uncool character will explode.
Cartoon Law Amendment N
Law of UPS (i.e., toon snail-mail):
Part 2: Any gas, when injected into a toon in very high amount, causing said toon to
expand to many times its original volume, will become lighter than air, thus causing
said toon to float. A toon thus inflated will behave like a hollow rubber balloon. Use
of a sharp object (say, a needle) will cause said toon to immediately deflate and to
propel across the room or landscape at a velocity as predicted via Newton's Equaland-Opposite Law of Force.
The placement of a piece of paper within a conveniently located mailbox will cause
the immediate appearance of a large weapon or other such item designed for the
elimination of the opposing character.
Cartoon Law Amendment O
Law of transvestism:
The Top 12 Demands of the Cartoon Characters Union
As a device for entrapment characters may dress in drag. The 'cool' character will be
very convincing and will cause the opposing character to have his main blood
pumping organ to protrude from his chest repeatedly. He is also likely to levitate in a
reclined position. His eyes may also increase rapidly in diameter. Non-cool
characters dressing in drag will not have any effect as a disguise on cool characters,
though this will not be apparent immediately.
12. Scripts with hotter XXX cartoon action in them!
11. Wimpy "rubbed out" unless he pays back $880,900 in borrowed hamburger
money.
10. Protection against discrimination on the basis of elasticity, speech impediment,
or the inability to run through tunnels painted on solid rock.
9. At least one episode showing Wile E. Coyote's caring, sensitive side.
8. All employees allowed to purchase options of ACME Co. and its subsidiaries
before the initial public offering.
7. [Head] severance pay
6. Enough with the freakin' anvils already!
5. Popeye demands Olive Oyl is replaced by "more seaworthy" Lara Croft.
4. Improved medical plan to cover "Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs" dementia and IIAS
(Impact-Induced Accordion Syndrome).
3. One word: Pants
2. Dismissal of all sexual harassment charges pending against Pepe LePew.
Cartoon Law Amendment P
Cartoon time is quantized into units of 1/24 seconds.
Corollary 1: In the event that seasons must change, or other significant time must
pass, days pass at a rate of 2 1/3 a second, assuming a calendar is available to lose
pages.
Corollary 2: The inverse of this is of course true, if any wait is required. Often extras
will turn to skeletons, and large amounts of spider webs accumulate in the area.
Cartoon Law Amendment Q
When running or chasing someone into the sunset at the end of a cartoon, the
shortest distance between two points is a zigzag.
And the Number 1 Demand of the Cartoon Characters Union...
1. No more keynote speeches by Porky Pig.
Cartoon Law Amendment R
Cuteness of non-human toons as a function of size:
A Fable
Long ago, in the days when all disks flopped in the breeze and the writing of words
was on a star, the Blue Giant dug for the people the Pea Sea. But he needed a
creature who could sail the waters, and would need for support but a few rams.
Recent unauthorized experiments in a neglected portion of the Texas supercollider
have resulted in the discovery of a basic cartoon subatomic particle which we have
christened the Cuteon.
So the Gateskeeper, who was said to be both micro and soft, fashioned a Dosfish,
who was small and spry, and could swim the narrow sixteen-bit channel. But the
Dosfish was not bright, and could be taught few new tricks. His alphabet had no 'A',
'B's, or 'Q's, but a mere 640 'K's, and the size of his file cabinet was limited by his own
fat.
This particle seems to be responsible for the inherent cuteness of toons. Strangely,
each toon character appears to contain the same number of Cuteons. This means
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At first the people loved the Dosfish, for he was the only one who could swim the Pea
Sea. But the people soon grew tired of commanding his line, and complained that he
could be neither dragged nor dropped. "Forsooth," they cried, "the Dosfish can only
do one job at a time, and of names, he knows only eight and three." And many of
them left the Pea Sea for good, and went off in search of the Magic Apple.
And so the Gateskeeper prepared to unleash his Entity to the world, in all but two
cities. For he promised that a greater Window, a greater Entity, and even a greater
Dosfish would appear one day in Chicago and Cairo, and it too would be built of
objects.
Now the Eunuchs who lived in the Oceans of Great Risk, and who scorned the Pea
Sea, began to look upon their world with fear.
For the Pea Sea had grown, and great ships were sailing in it, the Entity was about to
invade their oceans, and it was rumoured that files would be named in letters greater
than eight. And the Eunuchs looked upon the Pea Sea, and many of them thought to
immigrate.
Although many went, far more stayed, because admittance to the Pea Sea was
cheap. So the Gateskeeper studied the Magic Apple, and rested awhile in the Parc
of Xer-Ox, and he made a Window that could ride on the Dosfish and do its thinking
for it. But the Window was slow, and it would break when the Dosfish got confused.
So most people contented themselves with the Dosfish.
Now it came to pass that the Blue Giant came upon the Gateskeeper, and spoke
thus: "Come, let us make of ourselves something greater than the Dosfish." The Blue
Giant seemed like a humbug, so they called the new creature Oz II.
Within the Oceans of Great Risk were many Sun Worshippers, and they wanted to
excel, and make their words perfect, and do their jobs as easy as one-two-three. And
what's more, many of them no longer wanted to pay for the Risk. So the Sun Lord
went to the Pea Sea, and got himself eighty-sixed.
Now Oz II was smarter than the Dosfish, as most things are. It could drag and drop,
and could keep files without becoming fat.
But the people cared for it not. So the Blue Giant and the Gateskeeper promised
another Oz II, to be called Oz II Too, that could swim the fast new 32-bit wide Pea
Sea.
And taking the next step was He of the NextStep, who had given up building his
boxes of black. And he proclaimed loudly that he could help anyone make wondrous
soft wares, then admitted meekly that only those that knew him could use those
wares, and he was made of objects, and required the biggest ram of all.
Then lo, a strange miracle occurred. Although the Window that rode on the Dosfish
was slow, it was pretty, and the third Window was the prettiest of all. And the people
began to like the third Window, and to use it. So the Gateskeeper turned to the Blue
Giant and said, "Fie on thee, for I need thee not. Keep thy Oz II Too, and I shall
make of my Window an Entity that will not need the Dosfish, and will swim the 32-bit
wide Pea Sea."
And the people looked out upon the Pea Sea, and they were sore amazed. And sore
confused. And sore sore. And that is why, to this day, Ozes, Entities, and Eunuchs
battle on the shores of the Pea Sea, but the people still travel on the simple Dosfish.
Documentation
I once unpacked a SCSI drive shipped from Bubba's in Louisiana, and it arrived with
this article in the packaging. No kidding!
Years passed, and the workshops of the Gateskeeper and the Blue Giant were
overrun by insects. And the people went on using their Dosfish with a Window; even
though the Dosfish would from time to time become confused and die, it could always
be revived with three fingers.
IMPORTANT! READ THIS BEFORE USING YOUR NEW DEVICE
Then there came a day when the Blue Giant let forth his Oz II Too onto the world.
The Oz II Too was indeed mighty, and awesome, and required a great ram, and the
world was changed not a whit. For the people said, "It is indeed great, but we see
little application for it." And they were doubtful, because the Blue Giant had met with
the Magic Apple, and together they were fashioning a Taligent, and the Taligent was
made of objects, and was most pink.
Congratulations! You have purchased an extremely fine device that would give you
thousands of years of trouble-free service, except that you undoubtedly will destroy it
via some typical bonehead consumer maneuver. Which is why we ask you to:
PLEASE FOR GOD'S SAKE READ THIS OWNER'S MANUAL CAREFULLY
BEFORE YOU UNPACK THE DEVICE. YOU ALREADY UNPACKED IT, DIDN'T
YOU? YOU UNPACKED IT AND PLUGGED IT IN AND TURNED IT ON AND
FIDDLED WITH THE KNOBS, AND NOW YOUR CHILD, THE SAME CHILD WHO
ONCE SHOVED A POLISH SAUSAGE INTO YOUR VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDER
AND SET IT ON "FAST FORWARD", THIS CHILD ALSO IS FIDDLING WITH THE
KNOBS, RIGHT? WE MIGHT AS WELL JUST BREAK THESE DEVICES RIGHT AT
THE FACTORY BEFORE WE SHIP THEM OUT, YOU KNOW THAT?!?
Now the Gateskeeper had grown ambitious, and as he had been ambitious before he
grew, he was now more ambitious still. So he protected his Window Entity with great
security, and made its net work both in serving and with peers. And the Entity would
swim, not only in the Pea Sea, but in the Oceans of Great Risk. "Yea," the
Gateskeeper declared, "though my entity will require a greater ram than Oz II Too, it
will be more powerful than a world of Eunuchs."
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We're sorry. We just get a little crazy sometimes because we're always getting back
"defective" merchandise where it turns out that the consumer inadvertently bathed the
device in acid for six days. So, in writing these instructions, we naturally tend to
assume that your skull is filled with dead insects, but we mean nothing by it. OK?
Now let's talk about:
Pronged Plug, then the Plug Where One Prong is Bigger Than the Other. Your
device is equipped with the revolutionary new Plug Whose Prongs Consist of Six
Small Religious Figurines Made of Chocolate.
1. UNPACKING THE DEVICE
Lay it gently on the floor near an outlet, but out of direct sunlight, and clean it weekly
with a damp handkerchief.
DO NOT TRY TO PLUG IT IN!
The device is encased in foam to protect it from the Shipping People, who like nothing
more than to jab spears into outgoing boxes.
WARNING: WHEN YOU ARE LAYING THE PLUG ON THE FLOOR, DO NOT HOLD
A SHARP OBJECT IN YOUR OTHER HAND AND TRIP OVER THE CORD AND
POKE YOUR EYE OUT, AS THIS COULD VOID THE WARRANTY.
PLEASE INSPECT THE CONTENTS CAREFULLY FOR GASHES OR IDA MAE
BARKER'S ENGAGEMENT RING, WHICH SHE LOST LAST WEEK, AND SHE
THINKS MAYBE IT WAS WHILE SHE WAS PACKING DEVICES.
3. OPERATION OF THE DEVICE
Ida Mae really wants that ring back, because it is her only proof of engagement, and
her fiancee, Stuart, is now seriously considering backing out on the whole thing in as
much as he had consumed most of a bottle of Jim Beam in Quality Control when he
decided to pop the question. It is not without irony that Ida Mae's last name is
"Barker", if you get our drift.
WARNING: WE MANUFACTURE ONLY THE ATTRACTIVE DESIGNER CASE.
THE ACTUAL WORKING CENTRAL PARTS OF THE DEVICE ARE
MANUFACTURED IN JAPAN. THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE TRANSLATED BY
MRS. SHIRLEY PELTWATER OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, WHO HAS NEVER
ACTUALLY BEEN TO JAPAN BUT DOES HAVE MOST OF "SHOGUN" ON TAPE.
WARNING: DO NOT EVER AS LONG AS YOU LIVE THROW AWAY THE BOX OR
ANY OF THE PIECES OF STYROFOAM, EVEN THE LITTLE ONES SHAPED LIKE
PEANUTS.
INSTRUCTIONS: For results that can be the finest, it is our advising that: NEVER to
hold these buttons two times!! Except the battery. Next taking the (something) earth
section may cause a large occurrence! However. if this is not a trouble, such rotation
is a very maintenance action, as a kindly (something) virepoint from Drawing B.
If you attempt to return the device to the store, and you are missing one single
peanut, the store personnel will laugh in the chilling manner exhibited by Joseph
Stalin just after he enslaved Eastern Europe.
4. WARRANTY
Be it hereby known that this device, together with but not excluding all those certain
parts thereunto, shall be warranted against all defects, failures and malfunctions as
shall occur between now and Thursday afternoon shortly before 2, during which time
the Manufacturer will, at no charge to the Owner, send the device to our Service
People, who will emerge from their caves and engage in rituals designed to cleanse it
of evil spirits. This warranty does not cover the attractive designer case.
Besides the device, the box should contain:
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Eight little rectangular snippets of paper that say "WARNING"
A little plastic packet containing four 5/17” pilfer grommets and two club-ended
6/93” boxcar prawns.
WARNING: IT MAY BE A VIOLATION OF SOME LAW THAT MRS. SHIRLEY
PELTWATER HAS "SHOGUN" ON TAPE.
YOU WILL NEED TO SUPPLY: a matrix wrench and 60,000’ of tram cable.
IF ANYTHING IS DAMAGED OR MISSING: You IMMEDIATELY should turn to your
spouse and say "Margaret, you know why this country can't make a car that can get
all the way through the drive-through at Burger King without a major transmission
overhaul? Because nobody cares, that's why." WARNING: This is assuming your
spouse's name is Margaret. And not Pete.
Hotel California Meets Unix
To the tune of "Hotel California”
In a dark dim machine room
Cool A/C in my hair
Warm smell of silicon
Rising up through the air
2. PLUGGING IN THE DEVICE
The plug on this device represents the latest thinking of the electrical industry's Plug
Mutation Group, which, in a continuing effort to prevent consumers from causing
hazardous electrical current to flow through their appliances, developed the Three-
Up ahead in the distance
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I saw a Solarian(tm) light
My kernel grew heavy, and my disk grew slim
I had to halt(8) for the night
What a nice surprise
What a nice surprise (backgrounded)
Bring your alibis
The backup spun in the tape drive
I heard a terminal bell
And I was thinking to myself
This could be BSD or USL
Windows NT a dreaming
Pink OS on ice
And they said
We are all just prisoners here
Of a marketing device
Then they started a lawsuit
And they showed me the way
There were salesmen down the corridor
I thought I heard them say
And in the judge's chambers
They gathered for the feast
They diff(1)'d the source code listings
But they can't kill -9 the beast
Welcome to Berkeley California
Such a lovely place
Such a lovely place (backgrounded)
Such a lovely trace(1)
Plenty of jobs at Berkeley California
Any time of year
Any time of year (backgrounded)
You can find one here
You can find one here
Last thing I remember
I was restore(8)'ing | more(1)
I had to find the soft link back to the path I was before
sleep(3) said the pagedaemon
We are programmed to recv(2)
You can swap out any time you like
But you can never leave(1)
[Substitute whirring of disk and tape drives for guitar solo]
Their code was definitely twisted
But they've got the stock market trends
They've got a lot of pretty, pretty lawyers
That they call friends
Bill Gates In Heaven
Bill Gates died and, much to everyone's surprise, went to Heaven. When he got
there, he had to wait in the reception area.
How they dance in the courtroom
See BSDI sweat
Some sue to remember
Some sue to forget
Heaven's reception area was the size of Massachusetts. There were literally millions
of people milling about, living in tents with nothing to do all day. Food and water were
being distributed from the backs of trucks, while staffers with clipboards slowly
worked their way through the crowd. Booze and drugs were being passed around.
Fights were commonplace. Sanitation conditions were appalling. All in all, the scene
looked like Woodstock gone metastatic.
So I called up Kernighan
Please bring me ctime(3)
He said
We haven't had that tm_year since 1969
Bill lived in a tent for three weeks until, finally, one of the staffers approached him.
The staffer was a young man in his late teens, face scarred with acne. He was
wearing a blue T-shirt with the words TEAM PETER emblazoned on it in large yellow
lettering.
And still those functions are calling from far away
Wake up Jobs in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say
"Hello," said the staffer in a bored voice that could have been the voice of any clerk in
any overgrown bureaucracy. "My name is
Gabriel and I'll be your induction coordinator." Bill started to ask a question, but
Gabriel interrupted him. "No, I'm not the Archangel Gabriel. I'm just a guy from
Philadelphia named Gabriel who died in a car wreck at the age of 17.
Welcome to Berkeley California
Such a lovely Place
Such a lovely Place (backgrounded)
Such a lovely trace(1)
They're livin' it up suing Berkeley California
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Now give me your name, last name first, unless you were Chinese in which case it's
first name first.
"I had to wait three weeks!" said Bill. Abraham stared at Bill angrily, and Bill realized
that he'd made a mistake. Even in Heaven, it's best not to contradict a bureaucrat.
"Well," Bill offered, "maybe that Bosnia thing has you guys backed up."
"Gates, Bill." Gabriel started searching through the sheaf of papers on his clipboard,
looking for Bill's Record of Earthly Works.
Abraham's look of anger faded to mere annoyance. "Your job will be to supervise
Heaven's new data processing center. We're building the largest computing facility in
creation. Half a million computers connected by a multi-segment fiber optic network,
all running into a back-end server network with a thousand CPUs on a gigabit
channel. Fully fault tolerant. Fully distributed processing. The works."
"What's going on here?" asked Bill. "Why are all these people here? Where's Saint
Peter? Where are the Pearly Gates?"
Gabriel ignored the questions until he located Bill's records. Then Gabriel looked up
in surprise. "It says here that you were the president of a large software company. Is
that right?"
Bill could barely contain his excitement. "Wow! What a great job. This is Really
Heaven!"
"Yes."
We're just finishing construction, and we'll be starting operations soon. Would you
like to go see the center now?"
"Well then, do the math chip-head. When this Saint Peter business started, it was an
easy gig. Only a hundred or so people died every day, and Peter could handle it all
by himself, no problem. But now there are over five billion people on earth. Jesus,
when God said to "go forth and multiply," he didn't say "like rabbits." With that large a
population, ten thousand people die every hour. Over a quarter-million people a day.
Do you think Peter can meet them all personally?
"You bet."
Abraham and Bill caught the shuttle bus and went to Heaven's new data processing
center. It was a truly huge facility, a hundred times bigger than the Astrodome.
Workmen were crawling all over the place, getting the miles of fiber optic cables
properly installed. But, the center was dominated by the computers. Half a million
computers, arranged neatly row-by-row, half a million...
"I guess not."
"You guess right. So Peter had to franchise the operation. Now, Peter is the CEO of
Team Peter Enterprises, Inc. He just sits in the corporate headquarters and sets
policy. Franchisees like me handle the actual inductions." Gabriel looked through his
paperwork some more, and then continued. "Your paperwork seems to be in order.
And with the background like yours, you'll be getting a plum job assignment."
... Macintoshes ...
... all running Claris software. Not a PC in sight. Not a single byte of Microsoft code.
The thought of spending the rest of eternity using products that he had spent his
whole life working to destroy was too much for Bill. "What about PCs???" he
exclaimed. "What about Windows??? What about Excel??? What about Word???"
"Job assignment?"
"Of course. Did you expect to spend the rest of eternity sitting on you butt and
drinking ambrosia? Heaven is a big operation. You have to pull your weight around
here." Gabriel took out a triplicate form, had Bill sign at the bottom, and then tore out
the middle copy and handed it to Bill. "Take this down to induction center #23 and
meet up with your occupational orientator. His name is Abraham." Bill started to ask
a question, but Gabriel interrupted him. "No, he's not that Abraham."
"You're forgetting something," said Abraham.
"What's that?" asked Bill plaintively.
"This is Heaven," explained Abraham. "We need a computer system that's heavenly
to use. If you want to build a data processing center based on PCs running Windows,
then...
Bill walked down a muddy trail for ten miles until he came to induction center #23. He
met with Abraham after a mere six-hour wait.
... GO TO HELL.
"Heaven is centuries behind in building its data processing infrastructure," explained
Abraham." As you've seen, we're still doing everything on paper. It takes us a week
just to process new entries."
Things Computers Can Do In Movies
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Word processors never display a cursor.
•
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You never have to use the space bar when typing.
•
Movie characters never make typing mistakes.
•
All monitors display 1” high letters.
•
High-tech computers, such as those used by NASA, the CIA or any powerful
governmental institution, will have easy to understand graphical interfaces.
•
Those that don't have graphical interfaces will have incredibly powerful ext-based
command shells that can correctly understand and execute commands typed in
plain English. Note: Command line interfaces will give you access to any
information you want by simply typing, "ACCESS THE SECRET FILES" on any
near-by keyboard.
•
You can also infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply typing
"UPLOAD VIRUS." ("Fortress")
•
All computers are connected. You can access the information on the villain's
desktop computer even if it's turned off.
•
Powerful computers beep whenever you press a key or the screen changes.
Some computers also slow down the output on the screen so that it doesn't go
faster than you can read. (Really advanced computers will also emulate the
sound of a dot-matrix printer.)
•
All computer panels operate on thousands of volts and have explosive devices
underneath their surface. Malfunctions are indicated by a bright flash of light, a
puff of smoke, a shower of sparks, and an explosion that causes you to jump
backwards.
•
When the power plant/missile site/main computer overheats, all control panels
will explode shortly before the entire building will.
•
The main computer will provide a countdown of any impending failure including
its own. (Star Trek -any)
•
If you display a file on the screen and someone deletes the file, it also disappears
from the screen ("Clear and Present Danger").
•
If a disk contains encrypted files, you are automatically asked for a password
when you insert it.
•
Computers can interface with any other computer regardless of the manufacturer
or galaxy where it originated. ("Independence Day")
•
Computer disks will work on any computer has a floppy drive and all software is
usable on any platforms.
•
The more high-tech the equipment, the more buttons it will have. ("Aliens") Note:
You must be highly trained to operate high-tech computers because the buttons
have no labels except for the "SELF-DESTRUCT" button.
•
Most computers, no matter how small, have reality-defying three-dimensional
active animation, photo-realistic graphics capabilities.
•
Laptops always have amazing real-time video-phone
performance similar to a CRAY Supercomputer.
•
Laptops always have a built in wireless network that allows them to connect from
any remote location on the planet.
•
Laptops never need charging; they have an infinite-Lithium battery.
•
Whenever a character looks at a monitor, the image is so bright that it projects
itself onto their face. ("Alien" or "2001")
•
Searches on the internet will always return what you are looking for no matter
how vague your keywords are. ("Mission Impossible", Tom Cruise searches with
keywords like "file" and "computer" and 3 results are returned.)
•
People typing on a computer can safely turn it off without saving the data.
•
A hacker is always able to break into the most sensitive computer in the world by
guessing the secret password in two tries.
•
You may bypass "PERMISSION DENIED" message by using the "OVERRIDE"
function. ("Demolition Man")
•
Computers only take 2 seconds to boot up instead of the average 2 minutes for
desktop PCs and 30 minutes or more for larger systems that can run 24 hours,
365 days a year without a reset.
•
Complex calculations and loading of huge amounts of data will be accomplished
in under three seconds.
The Creation By Computer
In the beginning there was the computer.
•
Movie modems usually appear to transmit data at the speed of two gigabytes per
second.
And God said,
c:\>Let there be light
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capabilities
and
c:\>Run firmament
Enter user id.
c:\>God
And God divided the waters.
And God saw there were 0 errors.
Enter password.
And God logged off at 12:02:00 AM, Monday, March 2.
c:\>Omniscient
And God logged on at 12:01:00 AM, Tuesday, March 3.
Password incorrect.
Try again.
c:\>Let the waters under heaven be gathered together unto one place and let the dry
land appear and
c:\>Omnipotent
Too many characters in specification string.
Try again.
Password incorrect.
Try again.
c:\>Create dry_land
c:\>Technocrat
Done.
And God logged on at 12:01:00 AM, Sunday, March 1.
c:\>Run firmament
c:\>Let there be light
And God divided the waters.
And God saw there were 0 errors.
Unrecognizable command.
Try again.
And God logged off at 12:02:00 AM, Tuesday, March 3.
c:\>Create light
And God logged on at 12:01:00 AM, Wednesday, March 4.
Done
c:\>Create lights in the firmament to divide the day from the night
c:\>Run heaven and earth
Unspecified type.
Try again.
And God created Day and Night.
And God saw there were 0 errors.
c:\>Create sun_moon_stars
And God logged off at 12:02:00 AM, Sunday, March 1.
Done
And God logged on at 12:01:00 AM, Monday, March 2.
c:\>Run sun_moon_stars
c:\>Let there be firmament in the midst of water and light
And God divided the waters
And God saw there were 0 errors.
Unrecognizable command.
Try again.
And God logged off at 12:02:00 AM, Wednesday, March 4.
c:\>Create firmament
And God logged on at 12:01:00 AM, Thursday, March 5.
Done.
c:\>Create fish
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Done
c:\>Run multiplication
c:\>Create fowl
Execution terminated.
5 errors.
Done
c:\>Move man to Garden of Eden
c:\>Run fish, fowl
File Garden of Eden does not exist.
And God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that creepeth
wherewith the waters swarmed after its kind and every winged fowl after its kind.
c:\>Create Garden.edn
And God saw there were 0 errors.
Done
And God logged on at 12:01:00 AM, Friday, March 6.
c:\>Move man to Garden.edn
c:\>Create cattle
Done
Done
c:\>Run multiplication
c:\>Create creepy_things
Execution terminated.
4 errors.
Done
c:\>Copy woman from man
c:\>Now let us make man in our image
Done
Unspecified type.
Try again.
c:\>Run multiplication
c:\>Create man
Execution terminated.
2 errors.
Done
c:\>Create desire
c:\>Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it and have dominion
over the fish of the sea and over the fowl of the air and over every living thing that
creepeth upon the earth
Done
c:\>Run multiplication
Too many command operands.
Try again.
And God saw man and woman being fruitful and multiplying in Garden.edn
c:\>Run multiplication
Warning: No time limit on this run.
1 errors.
Execution terminated.
6 errors.
c:\>Create freewill
c:\>Insert breath
Done
Done
c:\>Run freewill
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And God saw man and woman being fruitful and multiplying in Garden.edn
c:\>Destroy freewill
Warning: No time limit on this run.
1 errors.
Freewill is an inaccessible file and cannot be destroyed.
Enter replacement, cancel, or ask for help.
c:\>Undo desire
c:\>Stop
Desire cannot be undone once freewill is created.
Unrecognizable command.
Try again
c:\>Destroy freewill
c:\>Break
Freewill is an inaccessible file and cannot be destroyed.
c:\>Break
Enter replacement, cancel, or ask for help.
c:\>Break
c:\>Help
Desire cannot be undone once freewill is created.
Freewill is an inaccessible file and cannot be destroyed.
Enter replacement, cancel, or ask for help.
ATTENTION ALL USERS *** ATTENTION ALL USERS:
COMPUTER GOING DOWN FOR REGULAR DAY OF MAINTENANCE AND REST
IN FIVE MINUTES.
PLEASE LOG OFF.
c:\>Create tree_of_knowledge
c:\>Create new world
And God saw man and woman being fruitful and multiplying in Garden.edn
You have exceeded your allocated file space.
You must destroy old files before new ones can be created.
Warning: No time limit on this run.
1 errors.
c:\>Destroy earth
c:\>Create good, evil
Destroy earth:
Please confirm.
Done
c:\>Destroy earth confirmed
c:\>Activate evil
And God saw he had created shame.
COMPUTER DOWN *** COMPUTER DOWN.
SERVICES WILL RESUME SUNDAY, MARCH 8 AT 6:00 AM.
YOU MUST SIGN OFF NOW.
Warning system error in sector E95.
Man and woman not in Garden.edn.
1 errors.
And God logged off at 11:59:59 PM, Friday, March 6.
12:00:01 AM, Sunday, March 8
God created Macintosh
c:\>Scan Garden.edn for man, woman
Search failed.
Proof That Bill Gates Is The Devil
"Woe to you, oh earth and sea. For the Devil sends the Beast with wrath, because he
knows the time is short. Let him who hath understanding reckon the Number of the
Beast, for it is a human number. Its number is six hundred and sixty-six."
-- Revelations (New Testament)
c:\>Delete shame
Shame cannot be deleted once evil has been activated.
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DATA: Captain, the main view screen does not have sufficient video memory to
display an image of this size. May I suggest that you select a lower resolution?
The real name of the Microsoft C.E.O. is William Henry Gates III. Nowadays he is
known as Bill Gates (III), where "III" means the order of the third (3rd).
PICARD: Make it so.
By converting the letters of his current name to their equivalent ASCII values and
adding his (III), you get the following:
<The screen blanks, and then an image appears, with big, blocky square pixels.
Three objects appear in the center, which could be Romulan warbirds, but which
actually look more like the aliens in Space Invaders.>
B - 66
I - 73
L - 76
L - 76
G - 71
A - 65
T - 84
E - 69
S - 83
+3
_____
666
PICARD: Data, open a hailing channel to the Romulans.
DATA: Aye, sir.
<Data picks up an hourglass from the floor beside him, turns it over, and places it on
the console in front of him. He punches some buttons on the console and sits
motionless for several seconds. A flash of light blossoms from one of the Romulan
ships on the view screen.>
WORF: Incoming plasma torpedo, Captain!
Some might ask, "How did Bill Gates get so powerful?" Coincidence? Or just the
beginning of mankind's ultimate and total enslavement???
PICARD: Shields up!
DATA: I'm sorry, Captain, but I am still attempting to complete your last instruction. I
must ask you to wait until I have finished before you issue your next command.
Before you decide, consider the following:
MS-DOS6.21
PICARD: What on earth do you mean? Data, this is *important*! I want those shields
up *right now*.
77+83+45+68+79+83+32+54+46+50+49= 666
DATA: I'm sorry, Captain, but I am still attempting to complete your last instruction. I
must ask you to wait until I have finished before you issue your next command.
WINDOWS95
87+73+78+68+79+87+83+57+53+1= 666
LAFORGE: Allow me, captain. (to Data) Control-alt-delete, Data.
You decide...
<Data removes the hourglass from the console, and returns it to the floor.>
- Courtesy of Professor Ian W. Boyd, University College London, UK
DATA: The Romulans are not responding to my hails. Press my nose to cancel and
return to Windows. Pull my left ear to close this communications channel which is not
responding. You will lose any information sent by the Romulans.
Star Trek: MSData
WORF: Captain, there are three Romulan warships uncloaking dead ahead.
<LaForge pulls Data's left ear.>
PICARD: On screen.
PICARD: Shields...
<The main viewing screen changes to a pattern of horizontal lines, each only a single
pixel wide.>
<There is a tremendous explosion. The bridge shakes violently, and all the crew
members are thrown to the floor. A shower of sparks erupts from Wesley Crusher's
station at the helm, throwing Wesley back away from the console.>
PICARD: Data, what's wrong here?
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PICARD: ...up, Data!
<Data walks over to the helm, and presses several buttons. The ship lurches, the
images of the Romulan warships suddenly shift to one side of the view screen, and a
high-pitched whining noise is heard coming from somewhere else in the ship.>
DATA: Aye, sir.
RIKER: All decks, damage report!
LAFORGE:(alarmed) Data, what the hell are you doing?
WORF: Captain, Ensign Crusher is injured. He appears to be unconscious.
PICARD: Number One, do we have a customer service number for Data?
<Data picks up the hourglass again, places it on his console, and punches some
more buttons. He waits a few seconds, then puts the hourglass back on the floor.>
RIKER: Yes sir, but last time I tried to call them, I got put on hold for two hours before
I was able to talk to anyone. And that person wasn't knowledgeable about androids
of Data's model. She specialized in industrial control robots.
DATA: Shields are now up, captain.
PICARD: And not a moment too soon. Worf, lock all phasers on the lead Romulan
ship.
<Suddenly, the lights all go out, the view screen goes blank, and all the usual noise of
fans, motors, and so on whines to a halt. After a few seconds, the red emergency
lights come on. Data is standing by the console, absolutely motionless.>
WORF: Aye, sir. (He punches buttons on the weapons console.)
PICARD: What's going on?
PICARD: Mr. Data, take the helm, and prepare for evasive action.
LAFORGE:(checking the helm console) Lieutenant Data has caused a General
Protection Violation in the warp engine core.
DATA: I am sorry, sir, but I do not have the proper device driver installed for that
console.
PICARD: These androids look really sharp, but you can't really do anything with them.
PICARD: Well, then, install the right one.
DATA: Please insert Setup Implant #1 in my right nostril.
<The shimmer of the transporter effect appears, and six Romulans in full battle dress
materialize on the bridge. A seventh figure, a Ferengi, appears moments later.>
PICARD: Number One, where do we keep Data's setup implants?
FERENGI:(with a mercenary grin) Can I interest you in a Unix, Captain?
RIKER: I left them with Geordi.
More Tech Support
This is a true story from the WordPerfect help-line. Needless, to say the helpdesk
employee was fired: however, he/she is currently suing the WordPerfect organization
for "Termination without Cause."
LAFORGE:(in a surprised voice) What!!? I thought you still had them!
PICARD: Data, don't you have device drivers stored in your internal memory?
DATA: Not found, sir. Please insert Setup Implant #1 in my right nostril.
Actual dialog of a former WordPerfect Customer Support employee and caller
needing help:
PICARD: Data, I don't *have* Setup Implant #1.
"Ridge Hall computer assistant; may I help you?"
"Yes, I'm having trouble with WordPerfect"
"What sort of trouble?"
"Well, I was just typing along, and all of a sudden the words went away."
"Went away?"
"They disappeared."
"Hmm. So what does your screen look like now?"
"Nothing."
"Nothing?"
"It's blank; it won't accept anything when I type."
DATA: Not ready reading right nostril. Abort, Retry, Fail?
PICARD: Abort!
DATA: Not ready reading right nostril. Abort, Retry, Fail?
PICARD: Well, fail, then!
DATA: Current nose is no longer valid.
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"Are you still in WordPerfect, or did you get out?"
"How do I tell?"
"Can you see the c:\prompt on the screen?"
"What's a sea prompt?"
"Never mind. Can you move the cursor around on the screen?"
"There isn't any cursor: I told you, it won't accept anything I type."
"Does your monitor have a power indicator?"
"What's a monitor?"
"It's the thing with the screen on it that looks like a TV. Does it have a little light that
tells you when it's on?"
"I don't know."
"Well, then look on the back of the monitor and find where the power cord goes into it.
Can you see that?"
"Yes, I think so."
"Great! Follow the cord to the plug, and tell me if it's plugged into the wall."
"Yes, it is."
"When you were behind the monitor, did you notice that there were two cables
plugged into the back of it, not just one?"
"No."
"Well, there are. I need you to look back there again and find the other cable."
"Okay, here it is."
"Follow it for me, and tell me if it's plugged securely into the back of your computer."
"I can't reach."
"Uh huh. Well can you see if it is?"
"No."
"Even if you maybe put your knee on something and lean way over?"
"Oh, it's not because I don't have the right angle-it's because it's dark."
"Dark?"
"Yes, the office light is off, and the only light I have is coming in from the window."
"Well, turn on the office light then."
"I can't."
"No? Why not?"
"Because there's a power outage."
Monday
8:05am User called to say they forgot password. Told them to use password retrieval
utility called FDISK. Blissfully ignorant, they thank me and hang up. God, we let the
people vote and drive, too?
8:12am Accounting called to say they couldn't access expense reports database.
Gave them Standard Sys Admin Answer #112, "Well, it works for me." Let them rant
and rave while I unplugged my coffeemaker from the UPS and plugged their server
back in. Suggested they try it again. One more happy customer...
8:14 am User from 8:05 call said they received error message "Error accessing Drive
0." Told them it was an OS problem. Transferred them to micro support.
11:00 am Relatively quiet for last few hours. Decide to plug support phone back in so
I can call my girlfriend. Says parents are coming into town this weekend. Put her on
hold and transferred her to janitorial closet down in basement. What is she thinking?
The "Myst" and "Doom" nationals are this weekend!
11:34 am Another user calls (do they ever learn?). Says they want ACL changed on
HR performance review database so that nobody but HR can access database. Tell
them no problem. Hang up. Change ACL. Add @MailSend so performance reviews
are sent to */US.
12:00 pm Lunch
3:30 pm Return from lunch.
3:55 pm Wake up from nap. Bad dream makes me cranky. Bounce servers for no
reason. Return to napping.
4:23 pm Yet another user calls. Wants to know how to change fonts on form. Ask
them what chip set they're using. Tell them to call back when they find out.
"A power... A power outage?” “Aha! Okay, we've got it licked now. Do you still have
the boxes and manuals and packing stuff your computer came in?"
"Well, yes, I keep them in the closet."
"Good! Go get them, and unplug your system and pack it up just like it was when you
got it. Then take it back to the store you bought if from."
"Really? Is it that bad?"
"Yes, I'm afraid it is."
"Well, all right then, I suppose. What do I tell them?"
"Tell them you're too stupid to own a computer."
4:55 pm Decide to run "Create Save/Replication Conflicts" macro so next shift has
something to do.
Tuesday
8:30 am Finish reading support log from last night. Sounded busy. Terrible time with
Save/Replication conflicts.
9:00 am Support manager arrives. Wants to discuss my attitude. Click on
PhoneNotes SmartIcon. "Love to, but kinda busy. Put something in the calendar
database!" I yell as I grab for the support lines, which have (mysteriously) lit up.
Walks away grumbling.
Tech Support Diary
A Week in the Life of the Notes Support Person from Hell
9:35 pm Team leader from R&D needs ID for new employee. Tell them they need
form J-19R=9C9\\DARR\K1. Say they never heard of such a form. Tell them it's in
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the SPECIAL FORMS database. Say they never heard of such a database. Transfer
them to janitorial closet in basement.
Most involve farm implements in third-world countries with moderate to heavy political
turmoil. By and by, I ask if he's aware of new bug which takes full-text indexed
random e-mail databases and puts all references to furry handcuffs and Bambi
Boomer in Marketing on the corporate Web page. Meeting is adjourned as he
reaches for keyboard, Web browser, and Tums.
10:00 am Perky sounding intern from R&D calls and says she needs new ID. Tell her
I need employee number, department name, manager name, and marital status. Run
@DbLookup against state parole board database, Centers for Disease Control
database, and my Oprah Winfrey database. No hits. Tell her ID will be ready tonight.
Drawing from the lessons learned in last week's
"Reengineering for Customer
Partnership," I offer to personally deliver ID to her apartment.
10:30 am Tell Louie he's doing great job. Offer to show him mainframe corporate
PBX system sometime.
11:00 am Lunch.
10:07 am Janitor stops by to say he keeps getting strange calls in basement. Offer to
train him on Notes. Begin now. Let him watch console while I grab a smoke.
4:55 pm Return from lunch.
1:00 pm Return from smoking break. Janitor says phones kept ringing, so he
transferred them to cafeteria lady. I like this guy.
5:00 pm Shift change; Going home.
Thursday
8:00 am New guy ("Marvin") started today. "Nice plaids" I offer. Show him server
room, wiring closet, and technical library. Set him up with IBM PC-XT. Tell him to
quit whining, Notes runs the same in both monochrome and color.
1:05 pm Big commotion! Support manager falls in hole left where I pulled floor tiles
outside his office door. Stress to him importance of not running in computer room,
even if I do yell "Omigod -- Fire!"
1:15 pm Development Standards Committee calls and complains about umlauts in
form names. Apologizing for the inconvenience, I tell them I will fix it. Hang up and
run global search/replace using gaks.
8:45 am New guy's PC finishes booting up. Tell him I'll create new ID for him. Set
minimum password length to 64. Go grab smoke.
9:30 am Introduce Louie the custodian to Marvin. "Nice plaids" Louie comments. Is
this guy great or what?!
1:20 pm Mary Hairnet from cafeteria calls. Says she keeps getting calls for "Notice
Loads" or "NoLoad Goats," she's not sure, couldn't here over industrial-grade
blender. Tell her it was probably "Lettuce Nodes." Maybe the food distributor with a
new product? She thinks about it and hangs up.
11:00 am Beat Louie in dominos game. Louie leaves. Fish spare dominos out of
sleeves ("Always have backups"). User calls, says Accounting server is down. Untie
Ethernet cable from radio antenna (better reception) and plug back into hub. Tell user
to try again. Another happy customer!
2:00 pm Legal secretary calls and says she lost password. Ask her to check in her
purse, floor of car, and on bathroom counter. Tell her it probably fell out of back of
machine. Suggest she put duct tape over all the air vents she can find on the PC.
Grudgingly offer to create new ID for her while she does that.
11:55 am Brief Marvin on Corporate Policy 98.022.01: "Whereas all new employee
beginning on days ending in 'Y' hall enjoy all proper aspects with said corporation,
said employee is obligated to provide sustenance and relief to senior technical
analyst on shift." Marvin doubts. I point to "Corporate Policy" database (a fine piece
of work, if I say so myself!). "Remember, that's DOUBLE pepperoni and NO
peppers!" I yell to Marvin as he steps over open floor tile to get to exit door.
2:49 pm Janitor comes back. Wants more lessons. I take off rest of day.
Wednesday
8:30 am Irate user calls to say chipset has nothing to do with fonts on form. Tell
them, “Of course, they should have been checking ‘Bitset,’ not ‘chipset.’" Sheepish
user apologizes and hangs up.
1:00 pm Oooooh! Pizza makes me so sleepy...
4:30 pm Wake from refreshing nap. Catch Marvin scanning want ads.
9:10am Support manager, with foot in cast, returns to office. Schedules 10:00am
meeting with me. User calls and wants to talk to support manager about terrible help
at support desk. Tell them manager about to go into meeting. Sometimes life hands
you material...
5:00 pm Shift change. Flick HR's server off and on several times (just testing the
On/Off button...). See ya tomorrow.
Friday
8:00 am Night shift still trying to replace power supply in HR server. Told them it
worked fine before I left.
10:00 am Call Louie in janitorial services to cover for me. Go to support manager's
office. He says he can't dismiss me but can suggest several lateral career moves.
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9:00 am Marvin still not here. Decide I might start answering these calls myself.
Unforward phones from Mailroom.
3:00 pm Another (novice) user calls. Says periodic macro not working. Suggest they
place @DeleteDocument at end of formula. Promise to send them document
addendum which says so.
9:02 am Yep. A user call. Users in Des Moines can't replicate. Me and the Oiuji
board determine it's sunspots. Tell them to call Telecommunications.
4:00 pm Finish changing foreground color in all documents to white. Also set point
size to "2" in help databases.
9:30 am Good God, another user! They're like ants. Says he's in San Diego and
can't replicate with Des Moines. Tell him it's sunspots, but with a two-hour
difference. Suggest he reset the time on the server back two hours.
4:30 pm User calls to say they can't see anything in documents. Tell them to go to
view, do a "Edit -- Select All", hit delete key, and then refresh. Promise to send them
document addendum which says so.
10:17 am Pensacola calls. Says they can't route mail to San Diego. Tell them to set
server ahead three hours.
4:45 pm Another user calls. Says they can't read help documents. Tell them I'll fix it.
Hang up. Change font to Wingdings.
11:00 am E-mail from corporate says for everybody to quit resetting the time on their
servers. I change the date stamp and forward it to Milwaukee.
4:58 pm Plug coffee maker into Ethernet hub to see what happens. Not (too) much.
5:00 pm Night shift shows up. Tell that the hub is acting funny and to have a good
weekend.
11:20 am Finish @CoffeeMake macro. Put phone back on hook.
11:23 am Milwaukee calls, asks what day it is.
Technology Thoughts
When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet, and when toast is dropped, it
always lands with the buttered side facing down. I propose to strap buttered toast to
the back of a cat; the two will hover, spinning inches above the ground. With a giant
buttered cat array, a high-speed monorail could easily link London with Paris.
11:25 am Support manager stops by to say Marvin called in to quit. "So hard to get
good help..." I respond. Support manager says he has appointment with orthopedic
doctor this afternoon, and asks if I mind sitting in on the weekly department head
meeting for him. "No problem!"
11:30 am Call Louie and tell him opportunity knocks and he's invited to a meeting this
afternoon. "Yeah, sure. You can bring your snuff" I tell him.
Star Trek
Transporter
12:00 am Lunch.
It would be great to be able to beam your molecules across space and then
reassemble them. The only problem is that you have to trust your co-worker to
operate the transporter. These are the same people who won't add paper to the
photocopier or make a new pot of coffee after taking the last drop.
1:00 pm Start full backups on UNIX server. Route them to device NULL to make
them fast.
1:03 pm Full weekly backups done. Man, I love modern technology!
I don't think they'll be double-checking the transporter coordinates. They'll be
accidentally beaming people into walls, pets, and furniture. People will spend all their
time apologizing for having inanimate objects protruding from parts of their bodies.
Pay no attention to the knickknacks; I got beamed into a hutch yesterday. If I could
beam things from one place to another, I'd never leave the house. I'd sit in a big
comfy chair and just start beaming groceries, stereo equipment, cheerleaders, and
anything else I wanted right into my house. I'm fairly certain I would abuse this
power. If anybody came to arrest me, I'd beam them into space. If I wanted some
paintings for my walls, I'd beam the contents of the Louvre over to my place, pick out
the good stuff, and beam the rest into my neighbor's garage.
2:30 pm Look in support manager's contact management database. Cancel 2:45pm
appointment for him. He really should be at home resting, you know.
2:39 pm New user calls. Says want to learn how to create a connection document.
Tell them to run connection document utility CTRL-ALT-DEL. Says PC rebooted. Tell
them to call micro support.
2:50 pm Support manager calls to say mix-up at doctor's office means appointment
cancelled. Says he's just going to go on home. Ask him if he's seen corporate Web
page lately.
If I were watching the news on television and didn't like what I heard, I would beam
the anchorman into my living room during the commercial break, give him a vicious
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wedgie, and beam him back before anybody noticed. I'd never worry about keeping
up with the Jones’s' because as soon as they got something nice, it would disappear
right out of their hands. My neighbors would have to use milk crates for furniture.
And that's only after I had all the milk crates I would ever need for the rest of my life.
There's only one thing that could keep me from spending all my time wreaking havoc
with the transporter: the holodeck.
Given the choice, I would rather be a cyborg instead of 100 percent human. I like the
thought of technology becoming part of my body. As a human, I am constantly
running to the toolbox in my garage to get a tool to deal with some new household
malfunction. If I were a cyborg, I might have an electric drill on my arm, plus a metric
socket set. That would save a lot of trips.
From what I've seen, the cyborg concept is a modular design, so you can add
whatever tools you think you'd use most. I'd love to see crosshairs appearing my
viewfinder every time I looked at someone. It would make me feel menacing, and I'd
like that. I'd program myself so that anytime I saw a car salesman, a little message
would appear in my viewfinder that said 'Target Locked On.' It would also be great to
have my computer built into my skull. That way I could surf the Net during useless
periods of life, such as when people talk to me. All I'd have to do is initiate a headnodding subroutine during boring conversations and I could amuse myself in my head
all day long. I think that if anyone could become a cyborg, there would be a huge
rush of people getting in line for the conversion. Kids would like it for the look. Adults
would like it for its utility. Cyborg technology has something for everyone. So, unlike
Star Trek, I can imagine everyone wanting to be a cyborg.
Holodeck
For those of you who only watched the 'old' Star Trek, the holodeck can create
simulated worlds that look and feel just like the real thing. The characters on Star
Trek use the holodeck for recreation during breaks from work. This is somewhat
unrealistic. If I had a holodeck, I'd close the door and never come out until I died of
exhaustion. It would be hard to convince me I should be anywhere but in the
holodeck, getting my oil massage from Cindy Crawford and her simulated twin sister.
Holodecks would be very addicting. If there weren't enough holodecks to go around,
I'd get the names of all the people who had reservations ahead of me and beam them
into concrete walls. I'd feel tense about it, but that's exactly why I'd need a massage.
I'm afraid the holodeck will be society's last invention.
The only downside I can see is that when the human part dies and you're at the
funeral, the cyborg part will try to claw its way out of the casket and slay all the
mourners. But that risk can be minimized by saying you have an important business
meeting, so you can't make it to the service.
Phasers
I would love to have a device that would stun people into unconsciousness without
killing them. I would use it ten times a day. If I got bad service at the convenience
store, I'd zap the clerk. If somebody with big hair sat in front of me at the theater,
zap! On Star Trek, there are no penalties for stunning people with phasers. It
happens all the time. All you have to do is claim you were possessed by an alien
entity. Apparently, that is viewed as a credible defense in the Star Trek future.
Imagine real criminals in a world where the 'alien possession' defense is credible.
Shields
I wish I had an invisible force field. I'd use it all the time, especially around people
who spit when they talk or get too close to my personal space. In fact, I'd probably
need a shield quite a bit if I also had a phaser to play with. I wouldn't need a big
shield system like the one they use to protect the Enterprise, maybe just a belt-clip
device for personal use. I could insult dangerous people without fear of retribution.
Whatever crumbs of personality I now have would be completely unnecessary in the
future. On the plus side, it would make shopping much more fun.
Criminal: Yes, officer, I did steal that vehicle, and I did kill the occupants, but I was
possessed by an evil alien entity.
Officer: Well, okay. Move along.
Shopping with Shields Up
I wish I had a phaser right now. My neighbor's dog likes to stand under my bedroom
window on the other side of the fence and bark for hours at a time. My neighbor has
employed the bold defense that he believes it might be another neighbor's dog,
despite the fact that I am standing there looking at him barking only twenty feet away.
In a situation like this, a phaser is really the best approach. I could squeeze off a
clean shot through the willow tree. A phaser doesn't make much noise, so it wouldn't
disturb anyone. Then the unhappy little dog and I could both get some sleep. If the
neighbor complains, I'll explain that the phaser was fired by the other neighbor's dog,
a known troublemaker who is said to be invisible. And if that doesn't work, a photon
torpedo is clearly indicated.
Me: Ring this up for me, you unpleasant cretin.
Saleswoman: I oughta slug you!
Me: Try it. My shields are up.
Saleswoman: Darn!
Me: There's nothing you can do to harm me.
Saleswoman: I guess you're right. Would you like to open a charge account? Our
interest rates are very reasonable.
Me: Nice try.
Long-Range Sensors
Cyborgs
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If people had long-range sensors, they would rarely use them to scan for new signs of
life. I think they would use them to avoid work. You could run a continuous scan for
your boss and then quickly transport yourself out of the area when he came near. If
your manager died in his office, you would know minutes before the authorities
discovered him, and that means extra break time.
phone company verified that the origin of the call was in fact Trinidad. Meanwhile,
there was this mad scramble to see if anybody knew of any "back doors" in the
Sentinel program. As it turned out, Sentinel uses DES to encrypt the files, and there
was no known back door. The Tech Support fellow told the customer that aside from
trying to guess the password, there was no way through Sentinel, and that they'd be
better off trying to physically destroy the lock. The official was very polite, thanked him
for the effort, and hung up.
Vulcan Death Grip
Before all you Trekkies write to correct me, I know there is no such thing as a Vulcan
Death Grip even in Star Trek. But I wish there were. That would have come in handy
many times. It would be easy to make the Vulcan Death Grip look like an accident.
That night, the legitimate government of Trinidad fell. One of the BBC reporters
mentioned that the casualties seemed heaviest in the capitol, where for some reason,
there seemed to be little return fire from the government forces. OK, so they
shouldn't have kept the combination in so precarious a fashion. But it does place, "I
can't see my Microsoft Mail server" complaints in a different sort of perspective, does
it not?
'I was just straightening his collar and he collapsed.'
I think the only thing that keeps most people from randomly killing other citizens is the
bloody mess it makes and the high likelihood of getting caught. With the Vulcan
Death Grip, it would be clean and virtually undetectable. Everybody would be killing
people left and right. You wouldn't be able to have a decent conversation at the office
over the sound of dead co-workers hitting the carpet. The most common sounds in
corporate America would be, 'I'm sorry I couldn't give you a bigger raise, but... erk!'
And that's why the future won't be like Star Trek.
Microsoft Press Release
Redmond, WA ---- Microsoft announced today that the official release date for the
new operating system "Windows 2000" will be delayed until the second quarter of
1901.
Troubleshooting
One of Microsoft's finest techs was drafted and sent to boot camp. At the rifle range,
he was given some instruction, a rifle, and bullets. He fired several shots at the target.
The report came from the target area that all of his attempts had completely missed
the target.
The Wonders of Modern Technology
This falls into the "Why did it have to happen on *MY* shift?" category. A friend of
mine is a chief engineer at SuperMac, and he related this story to me. SuperMac
records a certain number of technical support calls at random, to keep tabs on
customer satisfaction. By wild "luck", they managed to catch the following
conversation on tape.
The Microsoft tech looked at his rifle and then at the target again. He looked at the
rifle again, and then at the target again. He put his finger over the end of the rifle
barrel and squeezed the trigger with his other hand.
Some poor SuperMac TechSport got a call from some middle level official... from the
legitimate government of Trinidad. The fellow spoke very good English, and fairly
calmly described the problem. It seemed that was a coup attempt in progress at that
moment. However, the national armoury for that city was kept in the same building as
the Legislature, and it seems that there was a combination lock on the door to the
armoury. Of the people in the capitol city that day, only the Chief of the Capitol Guard
and the Chief Armourer knew the combination to the lock, and they had already been
killed.
The end of his finger was completely blown off: The Microsoft tech yelled toward the
target area: "It's leaving here just fine. The trouble must be at your end!"
In The Beginning, God Created The Computer!
1. In the beginning God created the Bit and the Byte. And from those he created
the Word.
So, this officer of the government of Trinidad continued, the problem is this: The
combination to the lock is stored in a file on the Macintosh, but the file has been
encrypted with the SuperMac product called Sentinel. Was there any chance, he
asked, that there was a "back door" to the application, so they could get the
combination, open the armoury door, and defend the Capitol Building and the
legitimately elected government of Trinidad against the insurgents?
All the while he is asking this in a very calm voice, there is the sound of gunfire in the
background. The Technical Support guy put the person on hold. A phone call to the
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2.
And there were two Bytes in the Word; and nothing else existed. And God
separated the One from the Zero; and he saw it was good.
3.
And God said - Let the Data be; And so it happened. And God said - Let the Data
go to their proper places. And he created floppy disks and hard disks and
compact disks.
4.
5.
And God said - Let the computers be, so there would be a place to put floppy
disks and hard disks and compact disks. Thus God created computers and called
them hardware.
And there was no Software yet. But God created programs; small and big... And
told them - Go and multiply yourselves and fill all the Memory.
6.
And God said - I will create the Programmer; And the Programmer will make new
programs and govern over the computers and programs and Data.
7.
And God created the Programmer; and put him at Data Center; And God showed
the Programmer the Catalog Tree and said - You can use all the volumes and
sub-volumes but DO NOT USE Windows.
8.
9.
17. And God said to the User - Because of what you did, the Windows will disappoint
you and eat up all your Resources; and you will have to use lousy programs; and
you will always rely on the Programmer's help.
18. And God said to the Programmer - Because you listened to the User you will
never be happy. All your programs will have errors and you will have to fix them
and fix them to the end of time.
19. And God threw them out of the Data Center and locked the door and secured it
with a password.
20. GENERAL PROTECTION FAULT
And God said - It is not Good for the programmer to be alone. He took a bone
from the Programmer's body and created a creature that would look up at the
Programmer; and admire the Programmer; and love the things the Programmer
does; And God called the creature: the User.
Computer Help
I'd like to share a little anecdote that happened in the office the other day. Young
Kristin, the editor of our trivia publication, was having trouble with her computer.
And the Programmer and the User were left under the naked DOS and it was
Good.
So she called Wes, the computer guy, over to her desk. Wes clicked a couple buttons
and solved the problem. As he was walking away Kristin called after him, "So, what
was wrong?"
10. But Bill was smarter than all the other creatures of God. And Bill said to the User
- Did God really tell you not to run any programs?
And he replied, "It was an ID ten T error."
11. And the User answered - God told us that we can use every program and every
piece of Data but told us not to run Windows or we will surely die.
A puzzled expression ran riot over Kristin's face. "An ID ten T error?" What's that in
case I need to fix it again?"
12. And Bill said to the User - How can you talk about something you did not even
try. The moment you run Windows you will become equal to God. You will be
able to create anything you like by a simple click of your mouse.
He gave her a grin. "Haven't you ever seen an ID ten T error before?"
13. And the User saw that the fruits of the Windows were nicer and easier to use.
And the User saw that any knowledge was useless - since Windows could
replace it.
"Write it down," he said, "and I think you'll figure it out."
"No."
Mouse Balls
Mouse balls are now available as FRU (Field Replacement Unit). Therefore, if a
mouse fails to operate or should it perform erratically, it may need a ball replacement.
Because of the delicate nature of this procedure, replacement of mouse balls should
only be attempted by properly trained personnel.
14. So the User installed the Windows on her computer; and said to the Programmer
that it was good.
15. And the Programmer immediately started to look for new drivers. And God asked
him - What are you looking for? And the Programmer answered - I am looking for
new drivers because I cannot find them in the DOS. And God said - Who told
you that you need drivers? Did you run Windows? And the Programmer said - It
was Bill who told us to!
Before proceeding, determine the type of mouse balls by examining the underside of
the mouse. Domestic balls will be larger and harder than foreign balls. Ball removal
procedures differ depending upon the manufacturer of the mouse. Foreign balls can
be replaced using the pop-off method. Domestic balls are replaced by using the
twist-off method.
16. And God said to Bill - Because of what you did you will be hated by all the
creatures. And the User will always be unhappy with you. And you will always sell
Windows.
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Mouse balls are not usually static-sensitive. However, excessive handling can result
in sudden discharge. Upon completion of ball replacement, the mouse may be used
immediately. It is recommended that each technician have a pair of spare balls for
maintaining optimum customer satisfaction.
Moral of the story:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Any customer missing his balls should suspect local personnel of removing these
necessary items.
5.
A Lesson Of Life From Microsoft
An unemployed man goes to try for a job with Microsoft as a cleaner. The manager
there arranges for an aptitude test (Section: Floors, sweeping of...)
The Internet, e-mail and e-commerce do not need to rule your life.
Get e-mail, if you want to be a cleaner at Microsoft.
If you don't have e-mail, but work hard, you can still become a millionaire.
Seeing that you got this story via e-mail, you're probably closer to becoming a
cleaner than you are to becoming a millionaire.
If you do have a computer and e-mail, you're already being taken to the cleaners
by Microsoft.
Assisted Computing Facility
THE TOUGHEST DECISION: SHOULD MY LOVED ONE BE PLACED IN AN
ASSISTED COMPUTING FACILITY?
After the test, the manager says: "You will be appointed on the scale of $30 per day.
Let me have your e-mail address, so that I can send you a form to complete and
advise you where to report for work on your first day."
For family members, it is often the most difficult and painful decision they will face: to
accept that a loved one - a parent, a spouse, perhaps a sibling - is technologically
impaired and should no longer be allowed to live independently, or come near a
computer or electronic device without direct supervision. The time has come to place
that loved one into the care of an Assisted Computing Facility.
Taken aback, the unemployed man protests that he is neither in possession of a
computer nor of an e-mail address. To this the MS manager replies: "Well then, that
really means that you virtually don't exist and can therefore hardly expect to be
employed."
Stunned, the man leaves. Not knowing where to turn and only having about $10 left,
he decides to buy a 10kg box of tomatoes at the supermarket. Within less than 2
hours, he sells the tomatoes singly at 100% profit.
But you have questions. So many questions. We at Silicon Pines want to help.
Repeating the process several times more that day, he ends up with almost $100
before going to sleep that night. And thus it dawns on the man that he could quite
easily make a living selling tomatoes. Getting up early and earlier every day and
going to bed late and later, he multiplies his hoard of profits in quite a short time.
Sometimes referred to as "Homes for the Technologically Infirm," "Technical Invalid
Care Centers," or "Homes for the Technically Challenged," Assisted Computing
Facilities (ACF's) are modeled on assisted living facilities, and provide a safe,
structured residential environment for those unable to handle even the most
common, everyday multitasks. Most fully accredited ACF's, like Silicon Pines, are an
oasis of hope and encouragement that allow residents to lead
productive,
technologically relevant lives without the fear and anxiety associated with actually
having to understand or execute the technologies themselves.
WHAT EXACTLY IS AN "ASSISTED COMPUTING FACILITY"?
Not too long thereafter, he acquires a cart to transport several dozen boxes of
tomatoes, only to have to trade it in again shortly afterwards on a pick-up truck. By
the end of the first year, he is the owner of a fleet of pick-up trucks and manages a
staff of several hundred former unemployed people, all selling tomatoes.
WHO SHOULD BE IN AN ACF?
Considering the future of his wife and children, he decides to buy some life insurance.
Calling an insurance adviser, he picks an insurance plan to fit his new circumstances.
At the end of the telephone conversation, the adviser asks him for his e-mail address
in order that he might forward the documentation.
Sadly, technology is advancing at such a dramatic rate that many millions, of all ages,
will never truly be able to understand it, putting an undue burden on those friends and
family members who must explain it to them. But unless the loved one is suffering
from a truly debilitating affliction, such as Reinstallzheimers, the decision to commit is
entirely personal. You must ask yourself:
When the man replies that he has no e-mail, the adviser is stunned: "What, you don't
even have e-mail? How on earth have you managed to amass such wealth without
the Internet, e-mail and e-commerce? Just imagine where you would have been by
now, if you had been connected from the very start!"
"How frustrated am I that my parent/sibling/spouse is unable to open an email
attachment?"
After a moment's silence, the tomato millionaire replied: "Sure! I would have been a
cleaner at Microsoft!"
"How much of my time should be taken up explaining how RAM is different from hard
drive memory?"
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WHAT SHOULD I LOOK FOR IN AN ACF?
"How many times can I bear to hear my dad say, 'Hey, can I replace the motherboard
with a fatherboard? Ha ha ha!'"
First, make sure it's a genuine Assisted Computing Facility, and not an Assisted
Living Facility. To tell the difference, observe the residents. If they look rather old and
tend to openly discuss bowel movements, this is probably 'assisted living.' On the
other hand, if they vary in age and say things like, "I'm supposed to figure that out?
I'm not Bill goddamned Gates, you know!," this is probably 'assisted computing.'
To make things easier, we have prepared a list of Warning Signs which we
encourage you to return to often, or, if you can't figure out how to bookmark it, print
out. Also, please take a moment to read "I'm Glad I'm in Here! - A Resident's Story."
MUST IT BE FAMILY, OR CAN I PLACE ANYONE IN AN ACF?
Several corporations have sought permission to have certain employees, or at times
entire sales departments, committed to ACF's. At present, however, individuals can
be committed only by direct family or self-internment. The reason is simple: there are
not nearly enough ACF's in the world to accommodate all the technologically
challenged. For example, there are currently only 860,000 beds available in ACF's,
but there are 29 million AOL users.
Also, at a well-run ACF, residents should lead full, independent lives, and should be
allowed the use of many technology devices, including telephones, electric
toothbrushes, and alarm clocks. However, only a facility's Licensed Techcare
Professionals (LTP's) should perform computational or technological tasks such as
installing programs or saving email attachments. And LTP's should NEVER answer
residents' questions because studies have shown that answering user questions
inevitably makes things worse. Instead, residents should simply have things done for
them, relieving them of the pressure to "learn" or "improve."
HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?
CAN A RESIDENT EVER GET OUT?
ACF rents range from free up to $12,500 per month. The disparity is currently a point
of contention in the ACF industry. Many residents are covered through government
programs such as Compucaid or Compucare, but reimbursement rates are low and
only cover a portion of the fees.
No.
OK, THIS SOUNDS PROMISING. HOW CAN I LEARN MORE?
Exacerbating the situation are the HMOs (HelpDesk Maintenance Organizations),
which often deny coverage, forcing residents to pay out of pocket or turn to expensive
private techcare insurers such as BlueCache/BlueScreen.
For your enlightenment, we offer extensive information on Silicon Pines and the ACF
lifestyle, which can be found by clicking one of the links in the navigation bars found
at both the top and bottom of this page. But whatever you decide, keep in mind that
due to demand, ACF's now have long waiting lists. WebTV & AOL users alone will
take years to absorb.
Offsetting the costs are technology companies themselves, many of which subsidize
ACF's. Firms such as Microsoft, Dell, Qualcomm, and America Online will pay up to
100 percent of a resident's monthly bill, but there is a catch. ISPs, for instance,
require residents to sign service contracts lasting a year or more. Microsoft,
meanwhile, prohibits the installation of any competitive software, while Priceline
requires that residents buy shares of its stock, which seems onerous but saves
residents on lavatory tissue.
The Y-Zero-K Problem
Dear Cassius,
Are you still working on the Y-zero-K problem? This change from BC to AD is giving
us a lot of headaches and we haven't much time left. I don't know how people will
cope with working the wrong way around. Having been working happily downwards
forever, now we have to start thinking upwards. You would think that someone would
have thought of it earlier and not left it to us to sort it all out at this last minute.
HOW OLD MUST I BE TO HAVE SOMEONE COMMITTED?
Until very recently, you had to be 18 or older to legally commit a family member.
However, the now famous British court case Frazier vs. Frazier and Frazier has
cleared the way for minors to commit their parents. In that case, 15-year-old Bradley
Frazier of Leicester had his 37-year-old parents committed to an ACF in
Bournemouth after a judge ruled Ian and Janet Frazier were a "danger to themselves
and the community." According to court records, Bradley told his parents about the I
LoveYou virus and warned them not to click attachments, then the next day his
parents received an I LoveYou email and clicked on the attachment because, they
explained, "it came from someone we know."
I spoke to Caesar the other evening. He was livid that Julius hadn't done something
about it when he was sorting out the calendar. He said he could see why Brutus
turned nasty. We called in the consulting astrologers, but they simply said that
continuing downwards using minus BC won't work. As usual, the consultants charged
a fortune for doing nothing useful.
As for myself, I just can't see the sand in an hourglass flowing upwards. We have
heard that there are three wise men in the East who have been working on the
problem, but unfortunately they won't arrive until it's all over. Some say the world will
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cease to exist at the moment of transition. Anyway, we are continuing to work on this
blasted Y-zero-K problem and I will send you a parchment if anything further
develops.
1st Person: "Do you know anything about this fax-machine?"
2nd Person: "A little. What's wrong?"
1st Person: "Well, I sent a fax, and the recipient called back to say all she received
was a cover-sheet and a blank page. I tried it again, and the same thing happened."
2nd Person: "How did you load the sheet?"
1st Person: "It's a pretty sensitive memo, and I didn't want anyone else to read it by
accident, so I folded it so only the recipient would open it and read it."
Vale,
Plutonius
I recently saw a distraught young lady weeping beside her car. "Do you need some
help?" I asked. She replied, "I knew I should have replaced the battery in this remote
door un-locker. Now I can't get into my car. Do you think they (pointing to a distant
convenience store) would have a battery for this?" "Hmmm, I dunno. Do you have an
alarm, too?" I asked. "No, just this remote 'thingy,'" she answered, handing it and the
car keys to me. As I took the key and manually unlocked the door, I replied, "Why
don't you drive over there and check about the batteries...it's a long walk."
Y2K Issues Addressed:
Corporate has defined a lower cost alternative for Mac to NT conversions that also
addresses the Y2K (Year 2000) issue. The goal is to remove all computers from the
desktop by January, 1999. Instead, everyone will be provided with an Etch-A-Sketch.
There are many sound reasons for doing this:
1.
No Y2K problems
2.
No technical glitches keeping work from being done.
3.
No more wasted time reading and writing emails.
Tech Support: "What does the screen say now?"
Person: "It says, 'Hit ENTER when ready'."
Tech Support: "Well?"
Person: "How do I know when it's ready?"
Frequently Asked Questions from the Etch-A-Sketch Help Desk:
Q: My Etch-A-Sketch has all of these funny little lines all over the screen.
A: Pick it up and shake it.
My friend called his car insurance company to tell them to change his address from
Texas to Vermont. The woman who took the call asked where Vermont was. As he
tried to explain, she interrupted and said, "Look, I'm not stupid or anything, just tell me
what state it's in?"
Q: How do I turn my Etch-A-Sketch off?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: What's the shortcut for Undo?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Several years ago we had an intern who was none too swift. One day he was typing
and turned to a secretary and said, "I'm almost out of typing paper. What do I do?"
"Just use copier paper," she told him. With that, the intern took his last remaining
blank piece of paper, put it on the photocopier and proceeded to make five blank
copies.
Q: How do I create a New Document window?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I set the background and foreground to the same color?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
I was working the help desk. One day one of the computer operators called me and
asked if anything "bad" would happen if she dropped coins into the openings of her
PC. I asked her if this was something she was thinking of doing. She said, "never
mind" and hung up. So I got out my trusty tool kit and paid her a visit. I opened her
CPU case and sure enough, there was 40 cents.
Q: What is the proper procedure for rebooting my Etch-A-Sketch?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I delete a document on my Etch-A-Sketch?
A: Pick it up and shake it.
Q: How do I save my Etch-A-Sketch document?
A: Don't shake it.
One of our servers crashed. I was watching our new system administrator trying to
restore it. He inserted a CD and needed to type a path name to a directory named
"i386." He started to type it and paused, asking me, "Where's the key for that line
thing?" I asked what he was talking about, and he said, "You know, that one that
looks like an upside-down exclamation mark." I replied, "You mean the letter 'i'?" and
he said, "Yeah, that's it!"
Lifestyles of the Technically Challenged
I worked with an individual who plugged their power strip back into itself and for the
life of them could not understand why their computer would not turn on.
This person had a broken lamp which he wanted to discard. Unfortunately, the power
cord ran under his refrigerator, making it impossible to move the lamp while the cord
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was attached. He decided to cut the cord, since the lamp was unusable anyway. He
didn't remember to unplug it first. I found him in the hallway rolling back and forth.
I trust that this is satisfactory, because to be honest, none of this Y to K change has
made any sense to me. But I understand it is a global problem, and our team is glad
to help in any way possible. And what does the year 2000 have to do with it?
I was in a car dealership a while ago when a large motor home was towed into the
garage. The front of the vehicle was in dire need of repair and the whole thing
generally looked like an extra in "Twister." I asked the manager what had happened.
He told me that the driver had set the cruise control, then went in back to make a
sandwich.
The Customer is Always Right
From an ex-field sales/support survivor:
I called a company and asked to speak to Bob. The person who answered said, "Bob
is on vacation. Would you like to hold?"
I used to work in a computer store and one day we had a gentleman call in with a
smoking power supply. The service representative was having a bit of trouble
convincing this guy that he had a hardware problem.
A customer at Blockbuster had mentioned that before the movie begins a message
comes on the screen saying, "This movie has been altered to fit your television
screen." He then added: "How do they know what size screen I have?"
Service Rep: Sir, something has burned within your power supply.
Customer: I bet that there is some command that I can put into the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file that will take care of this.
Windows Wisdom
As we head into the new millennium, you'll be glad you don't do Windows! According
to news reports circulating the Web (humor sites), the following dire messages are
under consideration for inclusion in the ever-delayed release of Windows 2000:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Service Rep: There is nothing that software can do to help you with this problem.
Customer: I know that there is something I can put in... some command... maybe it
should go into the CONFIG.SYS.
Smash forehead on keyboard to continue.
Press any key to continue or any other key to quit.
Press any key except...no, NO, NO, NOT THAT ONE!
Close your eyes and press Escape three times.
This will end you Windows session. Do you want to play another game?
To "shut down" your system, type WIN.
Error reading FAT record: Try the SKINNY one? (Y/N)
User Error: Replace user.
Windows VirusScan 1.0 - "Windows found: Remove it? (Y/N)
Bad command or file name! Go stand in the corner!
[After a few minutes of going round and round]
Service Rep: Okay, I am not supposed to tell anyone this but there is a hidden
command in some versions of DOS that you can use. I want you to edit your
AUTOEXEC.BAT and add the last line as C:\DOS\NOSMOKE and reboot your
computer.
[Customer does this]
Customer: It is still smoking.
An Update From College Station...
"Our staff has completed the 18 months of work on time and on budget. We have
gone through every line of code in every program in every system. We have analyzed
all databases, all data files, including backups and historic archives, and modified all
data to reflect the Change. We are proud to report that we have completed the "Y-toK" date change mission, and have now implemented all changes to all programs and
all data to reflect your new standards:
Service Rep: I guess you'll need to call Microsoft and ask them for a patch for the
NOSMOKE.EXE.
Januark, Februark, March, April, Mak, June, Julk, August, September, October,
November, December.
Customer: I called Microsoft and they said that my power supply is incompatible with
their NOSMOKE.EXE and that I need to get a new one. I was wondering when I can
have that done and how much it will cost...
[The customer then hung up. We thought that we had heard the last of this guy. But
NO! He calls back four hours later!]
Service Rep: Hello, Sir, how is your computer?
As well as:
Sundak, Mondak, Tuesdak, Wednesdak, Thursdak, Fridak, and Saturdak.
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You Know You Are Addicted To The Internet When...
You kiss your girlfriend's home page.
Your husband tells you he's had the beard for 2 months.
You wake up at 3 a.m. to go to the bathroom and stop and check your e-mail on the
way back to bed.
Your bookmark takes 15 minutes to scroll from top to bottom.
Your eyeglasses have a web site burned in on them.
You tell the kids they can't use the computer because "Daddy's got work to do" and
you don't even have a job.
All your daydreaming is preoccupied with getting a faster connection to the net:
28.8...ISDN...cable modem...T1...T3.
You buy a Captain Kirk chair with a built-in keyboard and mouse.
And even your night dreams are in HTML.
Your wife makes a new rule: "The computer cannot come to bed."
You turn off your modem and get this awful empty feeling, like you just pulled the plug
on a loved one.
You get a tattoo that says, "This body best viewed with Netscape 2.01 or higher."
You refer to going to the bathroom as downloading.
You never have to deal with busy signals when calling your ISP... because you never
log off.
You start introducing yourself as "Jim at I-I-Net dot net dot au
The last girl you picked up was only a jpeg.
Your heart races faster and beats irregularly each time you see a new WWW site
address in print or on TV, even though you've never had heart problems before.
You ask a plumber how much it would cost to replace the chair in front of your
computer with a toilet.
You step out of your room and realize that your parents have moved and you don't
have a clue when it happened.
Your wife says communication is important in a marriage... so you buy another
computer and install a second phone line so the two of you can chat.
You turn on your intercom when leaving the room so you can hear if new e-mail
arrives.
As your car crashes through the guardrail on a mountain road, your first instinct is to
search for the "back" button.
Your wife drapes a blonde wig over your monitor to remind you of what she looks like.
Time
To realize the value of ONE YEAR
Ask a student who failed his courses.
All of your friends have an @ in their names.
When looking at someone else's links page, you notice all of them are already
highlighted in purple.
To realize the value of ONE MONTH
Ask a mother of a pre-mature baby.
Your dog has its own home page.
To realize the value of ONE WEEK
Ask an editor of a weekly.
You can't call your mother...she doesn't have a modem.
You check your mail. It says "no new messages." So you check it again.
To realize the value of ONE DAY
Ask a daily wage laborer.
Your phone bill comes to your doorstep in a box. (Been there)
You code your homework in HTML and give your instructor the URL.
To realize the value of ONE HOUR
Ask lovers waiting to meet.
You don't know the sex of three of your closest friends, because they have neutral
nicknames and you never bothered to ask.
To realize the value of ONE MINUTE
Ask a person who missed the train.
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To realize the value of ONE SECOND
Ask a survivor of an accident.
Windows is like that.
First snow, then silence.
This thousand dollar screen dies
So beautifully.
To realize the value of ONE MILLI-SECOND
Ask a silver medallist of Olympics.
To realize the value of ONE MICRO-SECOND
Ask a NASA scientist.
With searching comes loss.
The presence of absence.
"June Sales.doc" not found.
To realize the value of ONE NANO-SECOND
Ask a hardware engineer.
The Tao that is seen
Is not the true Tao
Until you bring fresh toner.
And if you still don't realize the value of time
You must be a software engineer.
Windows NT crashed.
The Blue Screen of Death.
No one hears your screams.
Haiku
Tokyo, Japan, May 20 - Sony has announced its own computer operating system now
available on its hot new portable PC called the Vaio. Instead of producing the cryptic
error messages characteristic of Microsoft's Windows and DOS systems, Sony's
chairman Asai Tawara said, "We intend to capture the high ground by putting a
human, Japanese face on what has been – until now -- an operating system that
reflects Western cultural hegemony. For example, we have replaced the impersonal
and unhelpful Microsoft error messages with our own Japanese haiku poetry." The
computer haiku messages are just as informative as Microsoft's and they make you
pause just long enough that you're able to fight the impulse to put a fist through the
screen. The chairman went on to give examples of Sony's new error messages:
Stay the patient course.
Of little worth is your ire.
The network is down.
A crash reduces
Your expensive computer
To a simple stone.
Three things are certain:
Death, taxes, and lost data.
Guess which has occurred.
A file that big?
It might be very useful.
But now it is gone.
You step in the stream
But the water has moved on.
Page not found.
You seek a Web site.
It cannot be located.
Countless more exist.
Out of memory.
We wish to hold the whole sky,
But we never will.
Chaos reigns within.
Stop, reflect, and reboot.
Order shall return.
Having been erased,
The document you are seeking
Must now be retyped.
ABORTED effort:
Close all that you have worked on.
You ask way too much.
Serious error.
All shortcuts have disappeared.
Screen. Mind. Both are blank.
Yesterday it worked
Today it is not working
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CHAPTER 14: Stories from the Police Blotter
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...And What Was Plan B?
An Illinois man pretending to have a gun kidnapped a motorist and forced him to drive
to two different automated teller machines. The kidnapper then proceeded to
withdraw money from his own bank accounts...
I said (pointing to the small circle) "this is your asshole before prison..."
The Getaway
A man walked in to a Topeka, Kansas Kwik Shop, and asked for all the money in the
cash drawer. Apparently the take was too small, so he tied up the store clerk and
worked the counter himself for three hours until police showed up and grabbed him.
Stupid Criminal Hall of Shame
Kentucky: Two men tried to pull the front off a cash machine by running a chain from
the machine to the bumper of their pickup truck. Instead of pulling the front panel off
the machine, though, they pulled the bumper off their truck. Scared, they left the
scene and drove home. With the chain still attached to the machine. With their
bumper still attached to the chain. With their vehicle's license plate still attached to
the bumper.
Drugs
Two young guys were picked up by the cops for smoking dope and appeared in court
on Friday before the judge. The judge said, "You seem like nice young men, and I'd
like to give you a second chance rather than jail time. I want you to go out this
weekend and try to show others the evils of drug use and get them to give up drugs
forever. I'll see you back in court Monday."
South Carolina: A man walked into a local police station, dropped a bag of cocaine on
the counter, informed the desk sergeant that it was substandard cut, and asked that
the person who sold it to him be arrested immediately.
Indiana: A man walked up to a cashier at a grocery store and demanded all the
money in the register. When the cashier handed him the loot, he fled--leaving his
wallet on the counter.
Monday, the two guys were in court, and the judge said to the 1st one, "How did you
do over the weekend?" "Well, your honor, I persuaded 17 people to give up drugs
forever."
"17 people? That's wonderful. What did you tell them?"
England: A German "tourist," supposedly on a golf holiday, shows up at customs with
his golf bag. While making idle chatter about golf, the customs official realizes that the
tourist does not know what a "handicap" is. The customs official asks the tourist to
demonstrate his swing, which he does--backward! A substantial amount of narcotics
was found in the golf bag.
"I used a diagram, your honor. I drew two circles like this...
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Arizona: A company called "Guns For Hire" stages gunfights for Western movies, etc.
One day, they received a call from a 47-year-old woman, who wanted to have her
husband killed. She got 4-1/2 years in jail.
Texas: A man convicted of robbery worked out a deal to pay $9600 in damages
rather than serve a prison sentence. For payment, he provided the court a check--a
*forged* check. He got 10 years.
And told them this (the big circle) is your brain before drugs and this (small circle) is
your brain after drugs."
"That's admirable," said the judge.
(Location Unknown): A man went into a drug store, pulled a gun, announced a
robbery, and pulled a Hefty-bag face mask over his head--and realized that he'd
forgotten to cut eyeholes in the mask.
"And you, how did you do?" (to the 2nd boy).
"Well, your honor, I persuaded 156 people to give up drugs forever."
(Location Unknown): A man successfully broke into a bank after hours and stole--are
you ready for this? -- The bank's video camera. While it was recording. Remotely.
(That is, the videotape recorder was located elsewhere in the bank, so he didn't get
the videotape of himself stealing the camera.)
"156 people! That's amazing! How did you manage to do that!"
"Well, I used a similar approach (draws two circles).
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(Location Unknown): A man successfully broke into a bank's basement through a
street-level window, cutting himself up pretty badly in the process. He then realized
that (1) he could not get to the money from where he was, (2) he could not climb back
out the window through which he had entered, and (3) he was bleeding pretty badly.
So he located a phone and dialed "911" for help…
thought the suspect wasn't telling the truth. Believing the "lie detector" was working,
the suspect confessed.
Protection Money
The Mafia was looking for a new man to make weekly collections from all the private
businesses that they were "protecting." Feeling the heat from the police, they
decided to use a deaf person for this job. If he were to get caught, he wouldn't be
able to communicate to the police what he was doing. Well, on his first week, the
deaf collector picks up over $40,000.00. He gets greedy, decides to keep the money
and stashes it in a safe place. The Mafia soon realizes that their collection is late, so
they send some of their hoods after the deaf collector. The hoods find the deaf
collector and ask him where the money is. The deaf collector can't communicate with
them, so the Mafia drags the guy to an interpreter.
Virginia: Two men in a pickup truck went to a new-home site to steal a refrigerator.
Banging up walls, floors, etc., they snatched a refrigerator from one of the houses,
and loaded it onto the pickup. The truck promptly got stuck in the mud, so these
brain surgeons decided that the refrigerator was too heavy. Banging up *more* walls,
floors, etc., they put the refrigerator BACK into the house, and returned to the pickup
truck, only to realize that they locked the keys in the truck--so they abandoned it.
(Location Unknown): A man walked into a Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter and
asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and
asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took
the cash from the clerk and fled -- leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total
amount of cash he got from the drawer? $15.00
The Mafia hood says to the interpreter, "Ask him where th' money is." The interpreter
signs, " Where's the money?" The deaf man replies, "I don't know what you're talking
about." The interpreter tells the hood, "He says he doesn't know what you're talking
about."
(Michigan): A man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan at 8:50 am,
flashed a gun and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he
couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion
rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast. The man, frustrated, walked
away.
The hood pulls out a .38 and places it in the ear of the deaf collector. "Now ask him
where th' money is." The interpreter signs, "Where is the money?" The deaf replies,
"The $40 grand is in a tree stump in Central Park." The interpreter's eyes light up and
he says to the hood, "He says he still doesn't know what you're talking about, and he
doesn't think you have the guts to pull that trigger!"
(Arkansas) Seems this guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just
throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he
lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block
bounced back and hit the would- be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious.
Seems the liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught
on videotape.
Crime Doesn't Pay
Recently a guy in Paris nearly got away with stealing several paintings from the
Louvre. However, after planning the crime, getting in and out past security, he was
captured only 2 blocks away when his Econoline ran out of gas. When asked how he
could mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error, he replied:
(New York) As a female shopper exited a convenience store, a man grabbed her
purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately and the woman was able to give
them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police had
apprehended the snatcher. They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The
thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which
he replied "Yes, Officer... That's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from."
"I had no Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh."
Having a Bad Day
February 1996 in Madison, Wisconsin, during a routine search of Leonard Hodge, 22,
who had been arrested for failure to carry a driver's license, police found cocaine in
his underwear. According to a police spokesman, Hodge attempted to exculpate
himself by saying the under shorts he was wearing were not his. Wisconsin State
Journal, 2-3-96.
(Location Unknown): I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call
the local township administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossing
sign on our road. The reason: Many deer were being hit by cars and he no longer
wanted them to cross there.
May 1996, six Edmonton, Alberta, police cruisers chased and stopped a Loomis
armored car after a report that it was weaving erratically on the road and that a guard
appeared to be signaling by repeatedly swinging a door open. There was no holdup,
Police in Radnor, Pennsylvania, interrogated a suspect by placing a metal colander
on his head and connecting it with wires to a photocopy machine. The message "He's
lying" was placed in the copier, and police pressed the copy button each time they
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according to police spokesman Kelly Gordon; rather, one of the guards had passed
gas, and the other guard was attempting to air out the cab.
Sterling Heights, Michigan, August 1996. Police said that a 24-year-old man needed
16 stitches after shooting himself accidentally in the penis while asleep in bed.
Detroit Free Press, 13-8-96.
August 1996. Charinassa Fairley was charged in July with killing her husband in
Baton Rouge, La., after police found a checklist that included the annotations "Make a
prank call to him; offer food and love; make him take a bath with you. Put on gloves"
and "Make love like never before for the last time. Lay down after he falls asleep. Pop
him."
A 63-year-old man died in May in West Plains, Mo.; he had set himself on fire in a
suicide attempt, but the pain was so great that he ran into a pond to douse the flames
and subsequently drowned.
April 1996, In Tampa, Florida, Antonio Valiente Valdez, Jr., on his way to court to
answer a traffic citation for driving without his prescription glasses, accidentally hit a
car that had already crashed on the side of the road. According to police, he wasn't
wearing his glasses then, either.
In June 1996, after an investigation, Montreal, Quebec, coroner Teresa Sourour
criticized the Fleury Hospital for its judgment in January not to come immediately to
the aid of a 75-year-old man who had suffered a heart attack just outside the building.
Hospital employees reportedly discussed whether to go out in the minus-20-degree
weather to help the man but finally decided just to call an ambulance. The man died a
few minutes later. Sault Star-CP 20-6-96.
In a May 1995 column, film critic Roger Ebert reported on the popular Japanese
animated film, "Pompoko," which features a family of cute badger-like animals, but
said the film would not likely be successful in America. The badgers' secret weapon is
an ability to make their testicles grow large so that they can crush opponents. Said a
Japanese film fan, "The Japanese are more open about bodily parts." He said kids in
Japan find the secret weapon "hilarious." Chicago Sun-Times, 23-5-95.
The London Metropolitan Police Examination Question
You are on patrol when an explosion occurs on the next street. Upon investigation,
you find a large hole and an overturned van lying nearby. Inside the van there is a
strong smell of alcohol. Both occupants, a man and a woman, are injured. You know
the driver is an unlicensed driver and his passenger is the wife of your inspector. A
motorist stops to offer assistance, and you immediately recognize him as a wanted
felon. Suddenly, another man runs out of a nearby house shouting that his wife has
gone into labor as a result of the shock of the explosion. Birth is imminent.
Warwick, N. Y. Judge Daniel Coleman imposed a light sentence on a man in
December 1994 for a speeding ticket because the man had brought his soiled
underpants to court to lend credence to his claim that he had needed to rush home in
order to deal with his diarrhea. However, Coleman said he feared there was a danger
if people learned about the successful defense: "Everybody," said the judge, "will start
walking into court with soiled drawers." Middleton (N. Y.) Times Herald Record, 1-195.
You then hear someone crying for help, having been blown into a nearby canal by the
force of the explosion. He cannot swim.
Describe in a few well-chosen words what your next actions will be.
Among the Republicans swept into office in November 1994 was Steve Mansfield,
elected to Texas's highest court handling criminal appeals. Among Mansfield's preelection "exaggerations" (freely admitted in a post-election interview in the publication
Texas lawyer) were his claim of vast criminal-court experience (he is an insurance
and tax lawyer), that he was born in Texas (actually, Massachusetts), that he dated a
woman "who died" (she is still alive), and that he had "appeared" in courts in Illinois
(never) and Florida (advised a friend of his, but not as a lawyer). During the
interview, Mansfield said that he lived in Houston as a kid, but when the reporter
asked him if that was really true, Mansfield reluctantly admitted it was a lie. Mansfield
called those and other instances "puffery" and "exaggerations" and said he would
stop doing that now that he is one of the highest-ranking judges in Texas. Texas
Lawyer, 21-11-94; Houston Press, 17-11- 94.
One bright lad came up with the best response:
In July 1996, 58 worshipers, seeking divine protection on an astrologically unlucky
day, were crushed to death by other stampeding worshipers at two Hindu shrines in
the cities of Haridwar and Ujjain, India.
The cop came up to him, took his license without a word and examined it and the car.
"I've had a tough shift and this is my last pull over. I don't feel like more paperwork so
if you can give me an excuse for your driving that I haven't heard before you can go!"
Remove uniform and mingle with the crowd.
Pulled Over
A fellow bought a new Mercedes and was out on an interstate for a nice evening
drive. The top was down, the breeze was blowing through his hair and he decided to
open her up. As the needle jumped up to 80 mph he suddenly saw a flashing red and
blue light behind him. "There ain't no way they can catch a Mercedes," he thought to
himself and opened her up further. The needle hit 90, 100 110 and finally 120 with the
lights still behind him. "What am I doing?" he thought and pulled over.
“Last week my wife ran off with a cop," the man said, "and I was afraid you were
trying to give her back!"
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"I can't do that, officer."
"Have a nice night", said the officer.
"Why not?"
"Because I'm drunk."
Bank Robbers
Excerpted from an article which appeared in the Dublin Times about a bank robbery
on March 2, 1999:
Once inside the bank shortly after midnight, their efforts at disabling the internal
security system got underway immediately. The robbers, who expected to find one or
two large safes filled with cash and valuables, were surprised to see hundreds of
smaller safes scattered throughout the bank.
Carjack!
This could only happen in California... (True story)
Car jacking Foiled: An elderly lady did her shopping and upon return found 4 males in
her car. She dropped her shopping bags and drew her handgun, proceeding to
scream at them at the top of her voice that she knows how to use it and that she will if
required...so get out of the car!
The robbers cracked the first safe's combination, and inside they found only a bowl of
vanilla pudding. As recorded on the bank's audio tape system, one robber said, "At
least we'll have a bit to eat."
They found not one pound sterling, a diamond, or an ounce of gold.
The 4 men didn't wait around for a second invitation but got out and ran like mad,
where upon the lady proceeded to load her shopping bags into the back of the car
and got into the drivers seat. Small problem: her key wouldn't fit the ignition. Her car
was identical and parked four or five spaces further down. She reloaded her bags into
her car and drove to the police station.
Instead, all the safes contained covered bowls of pudding. Disappointed, the robbers
made a quiet exit, each leaving with nothing more than a queasy, uncomfortably full
stomach.
The sergeant that she told the story to nearly tore himself in two with laughter and
pointed to the other end of the counter where 4 pale white males were reporting a car
jacking by a mad elderly white woman... no charges were filed.
The robbers opened up a second safe, and it also contained nothing but vanilla
pudding. The process continued until all the safes were opened.
The newspaper headline read:
IRELAND'S LARGEST SPERM BANK ROBBED EARLY THIS MORNING.
What Not To Say To A Police Officer!
1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer. (OK in Texas).
2. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar detector wasn't plugged in.
3. Aren't you the guy from the Village People?
4. Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep up with me. Good job!
5. Are You Andy or Barney?
6. I thought you had to be in relatively good physical condition to be a police officer.
7. You're not gonna check the trunk, are you?
8. I pay your salary!
9. Gee, Officer! That's terrific. The last officer only gave me a warning, too!
10. Do you know why you pulled me over? Okay, just so one of us does.
11. I was trying to keep up with traffic. Yes, know there are no other cars around.
That's how far ahead of me they are.
12. When the Officer says "Gee Son... Your eyes look red, have you been drinking?"
You probably shouldn't respond with, "Gee Officer your eyes look glazed, have
you been eating doughnuts?"
Traffic Stop
A police officer pulls over this guy who's been weaving in and out of the lanes. He
goes up to the guy's window and says,
"Sir, I need you to blow into this breath-a-lyzer tube."
The man says, "Sorry, officer, I can't do that. I am an asthmatic. If I do that, I'll have a
really bad asthma attack."
"Okay, fine. I need you to come down to the station to give a blood sample."
"I can't do that either. I am a hemophiliac. If I do that, I'll bleed to death."
"Well, then, we need a urine sample."
"I'm sorry, officer, I can't do that either. I am also a diabetic. If I do that, I'll get really
low blood sugar."
The FBI Orders Pizza
FBI agents conducted a raid of a psychiatric hospital in San Diego that was under
investigation for medical insurance fraud. After hours of reviewing thousands of
"All right, then I need you to come out here and walk this white line."
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medical records, the dozens of agents had worked up quite an appetite. The agent in
charge of the investigation called a nearby pizza parlor with delivery service to order a
quick dinner for his colleagues. The following telephone conversation took place and
was recorded by the FBI because they were taping all conversations at the hospital.
Officer: May I see your driver's license?
Driver: I don't have one. I had it suspended when I got my 5th DUI.
Officer: May I see the owner's card for this vehicle?
Driver: It's not my car. I stole it.
Officer: The car is stolen?
Driver: That's right. But come to think of it, I think I saw the owner's card in the glove
box when I was putting my gun in there.
Officer: There's a gun in the glove box?
Driver: Yes sir. That's where I put it after I shot and killed the woman who owns this
car and stuffed her in the trunk.
Officer: There's a BODY in the TRUNK?!?!?
Driver: Yes, sir.
Agent: Hello. I'd like to order 19 large pizzas and 67 cans of soda.
Pizza Man: And where would you like them delivered?
Agent: We're over at the psychiatric hospital.
Pizza Man: The psychiatric hospital?
Agent: That's right. I'm an FBI agent.
Hearing this, the officer immediately called his captain. The car was quickly
surrounded by police, and the captain approached the driver to handle the tense
situation:
Pizza Man: You're an FBI agent?
Agent: That's correct. Just about everybody here is.
Captain: Sir, can I see your license?
Driver: Sure. Here it is. It was valid.
Captain: Who's car is this?
Driver: It's mine, officer. Here's the owner's card. The driver owned the car.
Captain: Could you slowly open your glove box so I can see if there's a gun in it?
Driver: Yes, sir, but there's no gun in it. Sure enough, there was nothing in the glove
box.
Captain: Would you mind opening your trunk? I was told you said there's a body in it.
Driver: No problem. Trunk is opened; no body.
Captain: I don't understand it. The officer who stopped you said you told him you
didn't have a license, stole the car, had a gun in the glove box, and that there was a
dead body in the trunk.
Driver: Yeah, I'll bet the lying SOB told you I was speeding, too.
Pizza Man: And you're at the psychiatric hospital?
Agent: That's correct. And make sure you don't go through the front doors. We have
them locked. You'll have to go around to the back service entrance to deliver the
pizzas.
Pizza Man: And you say you're all FBI agents?
Agent: That's right. How soon can you have them here?
Pizza Man: Everyone at the psychiatric hospital is an FBI agent?
Agent: That's right. We've been here all day and we're starving.
Agent: I have my checkbook right here.
The Man With One Name
A local law enforcement officer stops a car for traveling faster than the posted speed
limit. Since he's in a good mood that day he decides to give the poor fellow a break
and write him out a warning instead of a ticket. So, he asks the man his name.
Pizza Man: And you're all FBI agents?
"Fred," he replies.
Agent: That's right. Everyone here is an FBI agent. Can you remember to bring the
pizzas and sodas to the service entrance in the rear? We have the front doors locked.
"Fred what?" the officer asks.
Pizza Man: How are you going to pay for all of this?
"Just Fred," the man responds.
Pizza Man: I don't think so. *Click*
When the officer presses him for a last name, the man tells him that he used to have
a last name but lost it. The officer thinks he has a nut case on his hands but plays
along with it. "Tell me Fred, how did you lose your last name?"
Speeding Ticket
A police officer pulls a guy over for speeding and has the following exchange:
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The man replies, "It's a long story so stay with me. I was born Fred Dingaling. I know,
funny last name. The kids used to tease me all the time. So I stayed to myself. I
studied hard and got good grades. When I got older I realized that I wanted to be a
doctor. I went through college, medical school, internship, residency, finally got my
degree so I was Fred Dingaling, MD.
Catflap
"In retrospect, I admit it was unwise to try to gain access to my house via the catflap,"
Gunter Burpus admitted to reporters in Bremen, Germany. "I suppose that the reason
they're called cat flaps, rather than human flaps, is because they're too small for
people, and perhaps I should have realized that." Burpus (41), a gardener from
Bremen, was relating how he had become trapped in his own front door for two days,
after losing his house keys. "I got my head and shoulders through the flap but
became trapped fast around the waist. At first, it all seemed rather amusing, I sang
songs and told myself jokes. But then I wanted to go to the lavatory.” "I began
shouting for help, but my head was in the hallway so my screams were muffled.
After a few hours, a group of students approached me but, instead of helping, they
removed my trousers and pants, painted my buttocks bright blue, and stuck a daffodil
between my cheeks. Then they placed a sign next to me which said 'Germany
resurgent, an essay in street art. Please give generously' and left me there.
"After a while I got bored being a doctor so I decided to go back to school. Dentistry
was my dream. Got all the way through school, got my degree so I was now Fred
Dingaling MD DDS. Got bored doing dentistry so I started fooling around with my
assistant. She gave me VD. So, I was Fred Dingaling MD DDS with VD.
"Well, the ADA found out about the VD so they took away my DDS so I was Fred
Dingaling MD with VD. Then the AMA found out about the ADA taking away my DDS
because of the VD, so they took away my MD leaving me as Fred Dingaling with VD.
"Then the VD took away my dingaling so now I'm just Fred."
"People were passing by and, when I asked for help, they just said ‘Very good! Very
clever!’” and threw coins into my trousers. No one tried to free me. In fact, I only got
free after two days because a dog started licking my private parts and an old woman
complained to the police. The rescue services came and cut me out, but the police
arrested me as soon as I was free. Luckily, they've now dropped the charges, and I
collected over DM3,000 ($2,000) in my underpants, so the time wasn't entirely
wasted."
The officer let him go without even a warning.
Up in Smoke
A Charlotte, North Carolina man, having purchased a case of rare, very expensive
cigars, insured them against... get this... fire.
Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of fabulous cigars, and having yet
to make a single premium payment on the policy, the man filed a claim against the
insurance company. In his claim, the man stated that he had lost the cigars in "a
series of small fires."
Oops!
...And What Was Plan B?
An Illinois man pretending to have a gun kidnapped a motorist and forced him to drive
to two different automated teller machines. The kidnapper then proceeded to
withdraw money from his own bank accounts...
The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason that the man had
consumed the cigars in a normal fashion. The man sued... and won!
...The Getaway
A man walked in to a Topeka, Kansas Kwik Shop, and asked for all the money in the
cash drawer. Apparently the take was too small, so he tied up the store clerk and
worked the counter himself for three hours until police showed up and grabbed him.
In delivering his ruling, the judge stated that since the man held a policy from the
company in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable, and also
guaranteed that it would insure the cigars against fire, without defining what it
considered to be "unacceptable fire," it was obligated to compensate the insured for
his loss. Rather than endure a lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance
company accepted the judge's ruling and paid the man $15,000 for the rare cigars he
lost in "the fires."
...Have I Got a Deal for You!
More than 600 people in Italy wanted to ride in a spaceship badly enough to pay
$10,000 a piece for the first tourist flight to Mars. According to the Italian police, the
would-be space travelers were told to spend their "next vacation on Mars, amid the
splendors of ruined temples and painted deserts. Ride a Martian camel from oasis to
oasis and enjoy the incredible Martian sunsets. Explore mysterious canals and marvel
at the views. Trips to the moon also available. “Authorities believe that the con men
running this scam made off with over six million dollars...
After the man cashed his check, however, the insurance company had him arrested...
on 24 counts of arson! With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous
case being used as evidence against him, the man was convicted of intentionally
burning the rare cigars and sentenced to 24 consecutive one year terms.
...Did I Say That?!
Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn't control
himself during a lineup. When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the
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words, "Give me all your money or I'll shoot," the man shouted, "That's not what I
said!"
go forth and multiply. They do not specify how." (Reuter) ...But the church has been
specific about the how’s for centuries.
...Are We Not Communicating?
A man spoke frantically into the phone: "My wife is pregnant and her contractions are
only two minutes apart!" "Is this her first child?" the doctor asked. "No, you idiot!" the
man shouted. "This is her husband!"
SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME: Five years ago, LaVerne Pavlinac told
Oregon police she and her boyfriend had murdered a woman, even though, she
testified at her trial, they really didn't -- she just wanted her boyfriend "off her back."
They were both sentenced to life. Now, the real killer may have been found, and
Pavlinac hopes she'll get her freedom. Is she bitter? No, she says, but "I'm kind of
upset with the way my case wasn't investigated. They just took my word for it and
didn't try to find out anything else." (AP) ...Funny how they do that.
...Not the Sharpest Knife in the Drawer!
In Modesto, CA, Steven Richard King was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of
America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to simulate a gun,
but unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket.
EUROPEAN DISUNION: Manuel Wackenheim, 28, a Frenchman, has asked the
European Court of Human Rights to overturn a French court decision that has
banned his line of work: he is a dwarf who has made his living by being "tossed" by
patrons in bars and nightclubs. "Banning him from his work is a restriction of liberty,"
his lawyer asserts, noting that his 97pound, 3’10” client has never been injured.
Wackenheim rejects arguments that dwarf tossing is a degrading spectacle. "This
spectacle is my life; I want to be allowed to do what I want." (Reuter) ...With a
precedent like this, a lot of professions will have to go.
I was signing the receipt for my credit card purchase when the clerk noticed that I had
never signed my name on the back of the credit card. She informed me that she
could not complete the transaction unless the card was signed. When I asked why,
she explained that it was necessary to compare the signature on the credit card with
the signature I just signed on the receipt. So I signed the credit card in front of her.
She carefully compared that signature to the one I signed on the receipt. As luck
would have it, they matched.
TRICK OR TREAT: A police officer in Paulsboro, NJ, wearing a clown suit over his
bulletproof vest, got a lot of treats on Halloween night -- a dozen people with
outstanding arrest warrants. He went door to door, asking each time for a fugitive
known to live there. "You don't get a `He's not home' on Halloween," explained chief
of police Kenneth Ridinger. The idea started two years ago, when an officer dressed
as Batman arrested four people. Police may take a break next year. "If we do it every
year, everybody will start shutting their doors and the poor kids can't get their candy,"
the chief said. (AP) ...Now THERE is a good idea.
Southern Exposure:
Brazilian lingerie manufacturer DuLoren has decided not to use a photograph of U.S.
First Lady Hillary Clinton in their advertisements. The photographer had been in just
the right position to see up Ms Clinton's skirt -- her underwear is clearly visible in the
resulting photo. "We want [the ad] to say that daring women don't mind letting their
panties be seen," said a spokesman for the agency which created the ad. But
DuLoren pulled the ad, noting "The only person that didn't ask that the ad not run was
[President] Clinton himself." DuLoren is the same company who hired Hollywood
hooker Devine Brown for an ad after she was caught by police in Hugh Grant's car.
(Reuter, AP) ...Well sure Bill wanted to see: it's been a long time.
ALL SYSTEMS GO: Stephen Bennett of northern England hopes he will be the first
amateur rocket builder to get a rocket into space, which by convention starts 75 km
above the Earth's surface. He plans a test November 5; "if it flies and comes back to
Earth in one piece, I've been successful and I will know I can get my next rocket into
space" within a few months, he says. The rocket is fueled by cane sugar.
(Reuter) ...That's nothing: I've seen children on cane sugar reach orbit.
THE NUMBER'S UP: A math professor at the University of California, Irvine, has
figured out how to beat lotto. Mark Finkelstein's method involves waiting for the
jackpot to pass $18 million, and then betting on the least-popular numbers -- betting
on more popular numbers increases the chance that you'll have to share the jackpot,
thus reducing earnings. He estimates his method will, over time, earn a 14% return on
the money invested. The catch? It takes 2.3 million years of play to ensure the
strategy is profitable. "Actually, I guess you'd be better off with your money in a CD,"
Finkelstein said. (LA Times) ...2.3 million years? Isn't that about the same time it
takes anyway?
TIED UP AT THE OFFICE: San Jose, Calif., suffered a massive case of traffic
gridlock Friday when a woman in a bikini was seen whipping a man wearing only a
leather G-string at a busy downtown intersection. Officers arrived to find "everything
was covered," a police spokesman said. "They weren't breaking any laws, so what
could we do?" The couple was participating in a radio station contest to perform the
"most outrageous prank." They won. (UPI) ...Big deal: we see stuff like that in
Hollywood every day.
MIRACLE CHILD: Severino Antinori, Italy's leading fertility specialist, has confirmed
that he has agreed to provide assistance to a Catholic parish priest from Tuscany
who is infertile, but wants to have a child. Antinori says the 37-year-old priest, "a
handsome young man, "told him that "the Old and New Testaments urge all men to
BETTER RUN, MUM: "British Army, Short of Troops, Targets Mothers" -- Reuter
headline
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Darwin Awards are (by definition) granted posthumously. This citation is bestowed
upon (the remains of) that individual, who through single-minded self-sacrifice, has
done the most to remove undesirable elements from the human gene pool.
CHAPTER 15: The Darwin Awards
The Darwin Awards (1995)
You all know about the Darwin Awards - It's an annual honor given to the person who
did the gene pool the biggest service by killing themselves in the most extraordinarily
stupid way. Last year's winner was the fellow who was killed by a Coke machine
which toppled over on top of him as he was attempting to tip a free soda out of it.
The 1996 nominees are:
[San Jose Mercury News] An unidentified man, using a shotgun like a club to break a
former girlfriend's windshield, accidentally shot himself to death when the gun
discharged, blowing a hole in his gut.
And this year's nominee is:
[Hickory Daily Record 12/21/92] Ken Charles Barger, 47, accidentally shot himself to
death in December in Newton, N.C., when, awakening to the sound of a ringing
telephone beside his bed, he reached for the phone but grabbed instead a Smith
&Wesson .38 Special, which discharged when he drew it to his ear.
The Arizona Highway Patrol came upon a pile of smoldering metal embedded into the
side of a cliff rising above the road at the apex of a curve. The wreckage resembled
the site of an airplane crash, but it was a car. The type of car was unidentifiable at
the scene. The lab finally figured out what it was and what had happened.
[Unknown, 25 March] A terrible diet and room with no ventilation are being blamed for
the death of a man who was killed by his own gas. There was no mark on his body
but autopsy showed large amounts of methane gas in his system. His diet had
consisted primarily of beans and cabbage (and a couple of other things). It was just
the right combination of foods. It appears that the man died in his sleep from
breathing from the poisonous cloud that was hanging over his bed. Had he been
outside or had his windows been opened, it wouldn't have been fatal. But the man
was shut up in his near airtight bedroom. He was, "...A big man with a huge capacity
for creating [this deadly gas]." Three of the rescuers got sick and one was
hospitalized.
It seems that a guy had somehow gotten hold of a JATO unit (Jet Assisted Take Off actually a solid fuel rocket) that is used to give heavy military transport planes an
extra "push" for taking off from short airfields. He had driven his Chevy Impala out into
the desert and found a long, straight stretch of road. Then he attached the JATO unit
to his car, jumped in, got up some speed and fired off the JATO!
The facts as best as could be determined are that the operator of the 1967 Impala hit
JATO ignition at a distance of approximately 3.0 miles from the crash site. The
prominent scorched and melted asphalt at that location established this. The JATO, if
operating properly, would have reached maximum thrust within 5 seconds, causing
the Chevy to reach speeds well in excess of 350 mph and continuing at full power for
an additional 20-25 seconds. The driver, soon to be pilot, most likely would have
experienced G-forces usually reserved for dog-fighting F-14 jocks under full
afterburners, basically causing him to become insignificant for the remainder of the
event. However, the automobile remained on the straight highway for about 2.5 miles
(15-20) seconds before the driver applied and completely melted the brakes, blowing
the tires and leaving thick rubber marks on the road surface. The driver then became
airborne for an additional 1.4 miles and impacted the cliff face at a height of 125 feet,
leaving a blackened crater 3 feet deep in the rock.
[Reuters, Mississauga, Ontario] Man slips, falls 23 stories to his death. A man
cleaning a bird feeder on his balcony of his condominium apartment in this Toronto
suburb slipped and fell 23 stories to his death, police said Monday. Stefan Macko,
55, was standing on a wheeled chair Sunday when the accident occurred, said
Inspector D'Arcy Honer of the Peel regional police. "It appears the chair moved and
he went over the balcony." Honer said, "It's one of those freak accidents. No foul
play is suspected."
[UPI, Toronto] Police said a lawyer demonstrating the safety of windows in a
downtown Toronto skyscraper crashed through a pane with his shoulder and plunged
24 floors to his death. A police spokesman said Garry Hoy, 39, fell into the courtyard
of the Toronto Dominion Bank Tower early Friday evening as he was explaining the
strength of the building's windows to visiting law students. Hoy previously had
conducted demonstrations of window strength according to police reports. Peter
Lauwers, managing partner of the firm Holden Day Wilson, told the Toronto Sun
newspaper that Hoy was "one of the best and brightest" members of the 200-man
association.
Most of the driver's remains were not recoverable; however, small fragments of bone,
teeth and hair were extracted from the crater and fingernail and bone shards were
removed from a piece of debris believed to be a portion of the steering wheel.
The Darwin Awards (1996)
You may recall last year's Darwin Award winner: The man who found out moments
before making a 300 MPH dent in an Arizona cliff that the JATO (jet assist take off)
unit he'd strapped to his car could not be turned off once it was turned on.
[AP, Cairo, Egypt, 31 Aug 1995 CAIRO, Egypt (AP)] Six people drowned Monday
while trying to rescue a chicken that had fallen into a well in southern Egypt. An 18year-old farmer was the first to descend into the 60’ well. He drowned, apparently
after an undercurrent in the water pulled him down, police said. His sister and two
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brothers, none of whom could swim well, went in one by one to help him, but also
drowned. Two elderly farmers then came to help, but the same undercurrent
apparently pulled them. The bodies of the six were later pulled out of the well in the
village of Nazlat Imara, 240 miles south of Cairo. The chicken was also pulled out. It
survived.
in his left thigh. Apparently, he was in a lot of pain. Enter his friend Robert. Uhlenake
had apparently observed the last bit of this and, despite his inebriated state, realized
that Young was in trouble. He hit upon the idea of lowering a rope to his friend and
pulls him up and over the fence. This was complicated by the fact that his friend
outweighed Uhlenake by a good 100 pounds. Again, despite his state he realized he
could use their truck to pull Young out. Unfortunately, because of his state, Uhlenake
put the truck in reverse, rather than drive, broke through the fence, landed on Young
(killing him), was thrown out of the truck and subsequently died of internal injuries.
[Times of London] A thief who sneaked into a hospital was scarred for life when he
tried to get a suntan. After evading security staff at Odstock Hospital in Salisbury,
Wiltshire, and helping himself to doctor's paging devices, the thief spotted a vertical
sunbed. He walked into the unit and removed his clothes for a 45-minute tan.
However, the high-voltage UV machine at the hospital, which is renowned for its
treatment of burn victims, has a maximum dosage of 10 seconds. After lying on the
bed for almost 300 times the recommended maximum time, the man was covered in
blisters. Hours later, when the pain of the burns became unbearable, he went to
Southampton General Hospital, 20 miles away, in Hampshire. Staff became
suspicious because he was wearing a doctor's coat. After tending his wounds they
called the police. Southampton police said: "This man broke into Odstock and
decided he fancied a quick suntan. Doctors say he is going to be scarred for life.
"I must say, figuring out how a dead 255 pound man with no pants on, a truck on top
of him and a stick up his ass came to be, was an interesting process." said
Commissioner Appleton.
1997 Darwin Nominees:
1. Los Angeles, CA. Ani Saduki, 33, and his brother decided to remove a bees nest
from a shed on their property with the aid of a pineapple. A pineapple is an illegal
firecracker that is the explosive equivalent of one-half stick of dynamite. They
ignited the fuse and retreated to watch from inside their home, behind a window
some 10 feet away from the hive/shed. The concussion of the explosion
shattered the window inwards, seriously lacerating Ani. Deciding Mr. Saduki
needed stitches, the brothers headed out to go to a nearby hospital. While
walking towards their car, Ani was stung three times by the surviving bees.
Unbeknownst to either brother, Ani was allergic to bee venom, and died of
suffocation enroute to the hospital.
Still More Darwin Awards…
Police in George, WA issued a report on the events leading up to the deaths of
Robert Uhlenake (24) and his friend, Ormond D. Young (27) at the Metallica concert
last Friday. Uhlenake and Young were found dead at the Gorge Amphitheater after
the show. Uhlenake was in a pickup that was on top of Young at the bottom of a 20’
drop. Young was found with severe lacerations, numerous fractures, contusions, and
a branch in his anal cavity. He also had been stabbed and his pants were in a tree
above him, some 15' off the ground, adding to the mystery of the heretoforeunexplained scene.
According to Commissioner-In-Charge Inoye Appleton, Uhlenake and Young had
tried to get tickets for the sold-out concert. When they were unable to get any tickets,
the two decided to stay in the lot and drink. Once the show began, and after the two
had consumed 18 beers between the two of them, they hit upon the idea of scaling
the 7’ wooden security fence around the perimeter of the site and sneak in. They
apparently moved the truck up to the edge of the fence and decided that Young
would go over first and assist Uhlenake later. They had not counted on the fact that
while it was a 7’ fence on the parking lot side, there was a 23’ drop on the other side.
Young, who weighed 255 pounds and was quite inebriated, had jumped up and over
the fence and promptly fell about half the 23’ distance before a large tree branch
broke his fall AND his left forearm; unfortunately, he also managed to get his shorts
caught on the branch. Since he was now in a lot of pain and with no way to extricate
himself and his shorts from the tree, he decided, seeing bushes down below, to cut
his shorts off and fall to the ground. Upon cutting the last bit of fabric from himself, he
suddenly plummeted to earth, losing grip of the knife. The "soft" bushes were actually
holly bushes and landing in them caused a massive number of cuts. He also had the
misfortune of landing squarely on a holly bush branch, effectively impaling himself.
The knife, which he had accidentally released 15 ft up, now landed and stabbed him
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2.
A driver, who crashed into the side of a 3000-ton wheat train and was dragged in
his car more than a kilometer before being slammed into a pylon at the edge of a
cliff, fell to his death as he walked for help. The Queensland, Australia man, 63,
and his female companion, 64, were driving along the Newell Highway near
Moree, in Northwestern New South Wales, on Wednesday night, police said.
Their car crashed into the side of a fully laden, 600-meter long train at a level
crossing. (I guess that would be harder to miss than the side of a barn!) The
vehicle became wedged between the second to last and last carriages and was
dragged sideways beside the track as the train continued towards Moree, a
police spokeswoman said. After being carried more than a kilometer and a half
they approached an unfenced bridge with a 10-meter drop, the spokeswoman
said. Moments before they reached the precipice, the car was struck by a pylon,
dislodged from the train and spun several times. When it came to rest, the pair
managed to free themselves from the wreck (I wonder if it was a Volvo?) with
minor bruising and the man set off along the railway line for help. But he slipped
on the bridge and fell to his death, the spokeswoman said. The woman was
eventually able to raise the alarm and was recovering in Moree hospital with
chest injuries.
3.
Derrick L. Richards, 28, was charged in April in Minneapolis with third-degree
murder in the death of his beloved cousin, Kenneth E. Richards. According to
police, Derrick suggested a game of Russian roulette and put a semiautomatic
pistol (instead of the more traditional revolver) to Ken's head and fired.
4.
Phillipsburg, NJ. An unidentified 29-year-old male choked to death on a sequined
pastie he had orally removed from an exotic dancer at a local establishment. "I
didn't think he was going to eat it," the dancer identified only as "Ginger" said,
adding, "He was really drunk."
5.
In February, according to police in Windsor, Ont., Daniel Kolta, 27, and Randy
Taylor, 33 died in a head-on collision, thus earning a tie in the game of chicken
they were playing with their snowmobiles.
someone out of a cannon at the circus. I'd do it again if was sure I wouldn't get
hurt."
4.
1997 Darwin Award Honorable Mentions (i.e. Non-fatalities)
1. In Gulf Breeze, Florida, three unidentified teenage males were using a home
video camera to film an action/adventure "movie" one of the boys had written. In
a scene that called for one character to be ignited by fire, the "special effects
coordinator," age 15, prepared the "stunt" youth by dousing lighter fluid onto his
clothes. The intentional fire, which proved unexpectedly difficult to extinguish, left
the young man with third degree burns on his left arm, torso, and both legs. It
was all captured on film.
2.
In Bradford, PA, J. Cruwe, 28 caught a small snake in a container, which he
handed to his wife. She opened the container and, startled to see the snake,
dropped it. The excited and, as it turns out, poisonous, snake immediately bit Mr.
Cruwe on the shin. Mr. Cruwe survived the wound and recovered after a short
visit to the local emergency room.
3.
In rural Carbon County, PA, a group of men were drinking beer and discharging
firearms from the rear deck of a home owned by Irving Michaels, age 27. The
men were firing at a raccoon that was wandering by, but the beer apparently
impaired their aim and, despite of the estimated 35 shots the group fired, the
animal escaped into a 3’ diameter drainage pipe some 100 feet away from Mr.
Michaels' deck. Determined to terminate the animal, Mr. Michaels retrieved a
can of gasoline and poured some down the pipe, intending to smoke the animal
out. After several unsuccessful attempts to ignite the fuel, Michaels emptied the
entire 5-gallon fuel can down the pipe and tried to ignite it again, to no avail. Not
one to admit defeat by wildlife, the determined Mr. Michaels proceeded to slide
feet-first approximately 15 feet down the sloping pipe to toss the match. The
subsequent rapidly expanding fireball propelled Mr. Michaels back the way he
had come, though at a much higher rate of speed. He exited the angled pipe "like
a Polaris missile leaves a submarine," according to witness Joseph McFadden,
31. Mr. Michaels was launched directly over his own home, right over the heads
of his astonished friends, onto his front lawn. In all, he traveled over 200 feet
through the air. "There was a Doppler Effect to his scream as he flew over us,"
McFadden reported, "Followed by a loud thud." Amazingly, he suffered only
minor injuries. "It was actually pretty cool," Michaels said, "Like when they shoot
Vermont native, Ronald Demuth, found himself in a difficult position yesterday.
While touring the Eagle's Rock African Safari (Zoo) with a group of thespians
from St. Petersburg, Russia, Thippes went overboard to show them one of
America's many marvels. He demonstrated the effectiveness of "Crazy Glue" ...
the hard way. Apparently, Demuth wanted to demonstrate just how good the
adhesive was, so he put about 3 ounces of the adhesive in the palms of his
hands, and jokingly placed them on the buttocks of a passing rhino. The rhino, a
resident of the zoo for the past thirteen years, was not initially startled, as it has
been part of the petting exhibit since its arrival as a baby. However, once it
became aware of its being involuntarily stuck to Demuth, it began to panic and
ran around the petting area wildly making Demuth an unintended passenger.
"Sally [the rhino] hasn't been feeling well lately. She had been very constipated.
We had just given her a laxative and some depressants to relax her bowels,
when Thippes played his juvenile prank," said James Douglass, caretaker.
During Sally's tirade two fences were destroyed, a shed wall was gored, and a
number of small animals escaped. Also, during the stampede, three pygmy
goats and one duck were stomped to death. As for Demuth, it took a team of
medics and zoo caretakers over four hours to remove his hands from the rhino's
buttocks. First, the animal had to be captured and calmed down. However,
during this process the laxatives began to take hold and Demuth was repeatedly
showered with over 30 gallons of rhino diarrhea. "It was tricky. We had to calm
her down, while at the same time shield our faces from being pelted with rhino
dung. I guess you could say that Demuth was into it up to his neck. Once she
was under control, we had three people with shovels working to keep an air
passage open for Mr. Thippes. We were able to tranquilize her and apply a
solvent to remove his hands from her rear," said Douglass. "I don't think he'll be
playing with Crazy Glue for a while." Meanwhile, the Russians, while obviously
amused, also were impressed with the power of the adhesive. "I'm going to buy
some for my children, but of course they can't take it to the zoo," commented
Vladimir Zolnikov, leader of the troupe.
Darwin Award Runners-Up
In France, Jacques LeFevrier left nothing to chance when he decided to commit
suicide. He stood at the top of a tall cliff and tied a noose around his neck. He tied the
other end of the rope to a large rock. He drank some poison and set fire to his
clothes. He even tried to shoot himself at the last moment. He jumped and fired the
pistol. The bullet missed him completely and cut through the rope above him. Free of
the threat of hanging, he plunged into the sea. The sudden dunking extinguished the
flames and made him vomit the poison. He was dragged out of the water by a kind
fisherman and was taken to hospital, where he died of hypothermia.
RENTON, Washington, USA -- On February 3, 1990, a Renton, Washington man
tried to commit a robbery. This was probably his first attempt, as suggested by the
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fact that he had no previous record of violent crime, and by his terminally stupid
choices as listed below:
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3.
4.
Unfortunately, Daniel's career plans were irreversibly snuffed when he became
trapped while pouring gasoline inside the house. Surrounded by smoke and flames,
he was unable to escape, and died inside the burning house on June 26.
The target was H&J Leather & Firearms, a gun shop;
The shop was full of customers, in a state where a substantial portion of the adult
population is licensed to carry concealed handguns in public places;
To enter the shop, he had to step around a marked Police patrol car parked at
the front door;
An officer in uniform was standing next to the counter, having coffee before
reporting for duty. Upon seeing the officer, the would-be robber announced a
holdup and fired a few wild shots. The officer and a clerk promptly returned fire,
removing him from the gene pool. Several other customers also drew their guns,
but didn’t fire. No one else was hurt.
His six accomplices are facing 87 years in prison for conspiracy, arson, and burglary.
Why not murder, as well?
One of our readers notes, "What makes me feel this is a genuine candidate, is that
not only did he kill himself with an act of stupidity, but he is also no longer able to
protect other would-be pyromaniacs from Darwin Awards. Had he been successful in
his attempt to regain his position, he may have had a ripple effect in the gene pool."
NEW ZEALAND CONTEST
Darwin Stupidity Award
MOSCOW, Russia -- A drunk security man asked a colleague at the Moscow bank
they were guarding to stab his bullet-proof vest to see if it would protected him
against a knife attack. It didn't, and the 25-year-old guard died of a heart wound. (It's
good to see the Russians getting into the spirit of the Darwin Awards.)
(7 June 1999, New Zealand) A student set his own penis aflame in a successful
attempt to win $NZ500 cash and an equal bar tab.
Thomas stapled his penis to a white crucifix, poured cigarette lighter fluid over it, and
set it on fire in his bid to win a controversial "How Far Will You Go?" promotion for
Trader McKendry's Tavern in Christchurch. The event, sponsored by New Zealand
breweries, encouraged patrons to compete for the most lewd act.
JAPAN SEA -- Earlier this year, the dazed crew of a Japanese trawler were plucked
of the Sea of Japan clinging to the wreckage of their sunken ship. Their rescue,
however, was followed by immediate imprisonment once authorities questioned the
sailors on their ship's loss. To a man they claimed that a cow, falling out of a clear
blue sky, had struck the trawler amidships, shattering its hull and sinking the vessel
within minutes. They remained in prison for several weeks, until the Russian Air Force
reluctantly informed Japanese authorities that the crew of one of its cargo planes had
apparently stolen a cow wandering at the edge of a Siberian airfield, forced the cow
into the plane's hold and hastily taken off for home. Unprepared for live cargo, the
Russian crew was ill equipped to manage a now rampaging cow within its hold. To
save the aircraft and themselves, they shoved the animal out of the cargo hold as
they crossed the Sea of Japan at an altitude of 30,000 feet.
Thomas walked away with the top prize, which he used for car registration, a warrant
of fitness, and registration for his bloodhound Puss. At a student clinic, he obtained
free medical treatment for his bruised and burned penis. After two weeks, he has
almost recovered, and expresses no regrets about his actions.
DEAD SPITTER
Darwin Award Nominee
(15 July 1999, Alabama) A 25-year-old soldier died of injuries sustained from a 3story fall, precipitated by his attempt to spit farther than his buddy. His plan was to
hurl himself towards a metal guardrail while expectorating, in order to add momentum
to his saliva. In a tragic miscalculation, his momentum carried him right over the
railing, which he caught hold of for a few moments before his grip slipped, sending
him plummeting 24 feet to the cement below. The military specialist had a blood
alcohol content of
0.14%, impairing his judgment and paving the way for his opportunity to win a Darwin
Award.
Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy.
Darwin Awards August 1999
In the spirit of Charles Darwin, The Darwin Awards commemorate the remains of
individuals who eliminate themselves from the gene pool in an extraordinarily idiotic
manner.
FIREFIGHTERS IGNITE!
Darwin Award Nominee
More Darwin Awards
GRAVITY KILLS
A 22-year-old Reston man was found dead yesterday after he tried to use "occy"
straps (the stretchy little ropes with hooks on each end) to bungee jump off a 70’
railroad trestle, police said. Fairfax County police said Eric A. Barcia, a fast-food
worker, taped a bunch of these straps together, wrapped an end around one foot,
(15 July 1999, Tennessee) Seven Chattanooga firefighters decided to impress their
Chief by surreptitiously setting fire to a house, then heroically extinguishing the blaze.
The men apparently hatched the plan in order to help Daniel, a former firefighter,
return to duty.
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anchored the other end to the trestle at Lake Accotink Park, jumped, and hit the
pavement. Warren Carmichael, a police spokesman, said investigators think Barcia
was alone because his car was found nearby. "The length of the cord that he had
assembled was greater than the distance between the trestle and the ground,"
Carmichael said. Police say the apparent cause of death was "major trauma." An
autopsy is scheduled for later in the week.
KRAZY-GLUE RHINO
Although he didn't kick the bucket (hence runner-up), the following story receives an
Honorable Mention. A Vermont native, Ronald Demuth, found himself in a difficult
position yesterday. While touring the Eagle's Rock African Safari (Zoo) with a group of
thespians from St. Petersburg, Russia, Demuth went overboard to show them one of
America's many marvels. He demonstrated the effectiveness of Crazy Glue the hard
way. Apparently, Demuth wanted to demonstrate just how good the adhesive was, so
he put about three ounces of the adhesive in the palms of his hands, and jokingly
placed them on the buttocks of a passing rhino. The rhino, a resident of the zoo for
the past 13 years, was not initially startled, as it has been part of the petting exhibit
since its arrival as a baby. However, once it became aware of its being involuntarily
stuck to Demuth, it began to panic and ran around the petting area wildly making
Demuth an unintended passenger. "Sally [the rhino] hasn't been feeling well lately.
She had been very constipated. We had just given her a laxative and some
depressants to relax her bowels, when Demuth played his juvenile prank," said
James Douglass, caretaker. During Sally's tirade, two fences were destroyed, a shed
wall was gored, and a number of small animals escaped. Also, during the stampede,
three pygmy goats and one duck were stomped to death. As for Demuth, it took a
team of medics and zoo caretakers' to remove his hands from her buttocks. First, the
animal had to be captured and calmed down. However, during this process the
laxatives began to take hold and Demuth was repeatedly showered with more than 30
gallons of rhino diarrhea. "It was tricky. We had to calm her down, while at the same
time shield our faces from being pelted with rhino dung. I guess you could say that
Demuth was into it up to his neck. Once she was under control, we had three people
with shovels working to keep an air passage open for Demuth. We were able to
tranquilize her and apply a solvent to remove his hands from her rear," said Douglass.
"I don't think he'll be playing with Crazy Glue for a while." Meanwhile, the Russians,
while obviously amused, also were impressed with the power of the adhesive. "I'm
going to buy some for my children, but of course they can't take it to the zoo,"
commented Vladimir Zolnikov, leader of the troupe.
LAUNCHED ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
Three young men in Oklahoma were enjoying the upcoming Fourth of July holiday
and wanted to apparently test fire some fireworks. Their only real problem was that
their launch pad and seating arrangements were atop a several hundred thousandgallon fuel distillation storage tank. Oddly enough, some fumes were ignited,
producing a fireball seen for miles. They were launched several hundred feet into the
air and were found dead 250 yards from their respective seats.
DON'T ASK GOD TO PROVE HIMSELF, HE JUST MIGHT A lawyer and two buddies
were fishing on Caddo Lake in Texas when a lightning storm hit the lake. Most of the
other boats immediately headed for the shore, but not our friend the lawyer. On the
rear of his aluminum bass boat with his buddies, this individual stood up spread his
arms wide (crucifixion style) and shouted: "HERE I AM LORD, LET ME HAVE IT!"
Needless to say, God delivered. The other two passengers on the boat survived the
lightning strike with minor burns.
CATCH!
A man in Alabama died from rattlesnake bites. Big deal you may say, but there's a
twist here that makes him a candidate. It seems he and a friend were playing catch
with a rattlesnake. You can guess what happened from here. The friend (a future
Darwin Award candidate) was hospitalized.
THEY SAY THOSE THINGS WILL KILL YOU
Not much information was available on this unlucky fellow, but he qualifies
nonetheless. You see, there was a gentleman from Korea who was killed by his cell
phone, more or less. He was doing the usual "walking and talking" when he walked
into a tree and managed to somehow break his neck. Keep that in mind the next time
you decide to drive and dial at the same time.
CLEANER POLISHES OFF PATIENTS
Even though the cleaning lady in this story didn't die (another runner-up because she
doesn't qualify), she greatly aided several in hastening their trip to see the Almighty.
"For several months, our nurses have been baffled to find a patient dead in the same
bed every Friday morning" a spokeswoman for the Pelonomi Hospital (Free State,
South Africa) told reporters. "There was no apparent cause for any of the deaths, and
extensive checks on the air conditioning system and a search for possible bacterial
infection failed to reveal any clues. "However, further inquiries have now revealed the
cause of these deaths. It seems that every Friday morning a cleaning lady would
enter the ward, remove the plug that powered the patient's life support system, plug
her floor polisher into the vacant socket, then go about her business. When she had
finished her chores, she would plug the life support machine back in and leave,
unaware that the patient was now dead. She could not, after all, hear the death rattle
and eventual solid beep over the whirring of her polisher. We are sorry, and have sent
a strong letter to the cleaner in question. Further, the Free State Health and Welfare
GIMME A LIGHT!
In a west Texas town, employees in a medium-sized warehouse noticed the smell of
gas. Sensibly, management evacuated the building, extinguishing all potential
sources of ignition-lights, power, etc. After the building had been evacuated, two
technicians from the gas company were dispatched. Upon entering the building, they
found they had difficulty navigating in the dark. To their frustration, none of the lights
worked. Witnesses later described the vision of one of the technicians reaching into
his pocket and retrieving an object that resembled a lighter. Upon operation of the
lighter* like object, the gas in the warehouse exploded, sending pieces of it up to
three miles away. Nothing was found of the technicians, but the lighter was virtually
untouched by the explosion. His peers had never thought of the technician who was
suspected of causing the explosion as “bright”.
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Department is arranging for an electrician to fit an extra socket, so there should be no
repetition of this incident. The inquiry is now closed."
The heartbreaking tale of constipation and tragedy began April 23 when the
conscientious zookeeper noticed that his prize,
8,000 pound African elephant didn't seem to be producing his usual poop aplenty.
Darwin Nominee?
PADERBORN, GERMANY - Overzealous zookeeper Friedrich Riesfeldt fed his
constipated elephant Stefan 22 doses of animal laxative and more than a bushel of
berries, figs and prunes before the plugged-up pachyderm finally let fly -- and
suffocated the keeper under 200 pounds of poop! Investigators say ill-fated Friedrich,
46, was attempting to give the ailing elephant an olive-oil enema when the relieved
beast unloaded on him like a dump truck full of mud.
"Friedrich had actually been concerned for several days because he knew that severe
constipation can kill an elephant," assistant zookeeper Kurt Herrman recalled.
"The sheer force of the elephant's unexpected defecation knocked Mr. Riesfeldt to the
ground, where he struck his head on a rock and lay unconscious as the elephant
continued to evacuate his bowels on top of him," said flabbergasted Paderborn police
detective Erik Dern. "With no one there to help him, he lay under all that dung for at
least an hour before a watchman came along, and during that time he suffocated.
But two hours later, horrified night watchman Walter Pleuger found Friedrich lying
lifeless under a mound of muck, his body visible only from the knees down.
"He told me he was going to stay late that Thursday night to treat Stefan with
laxatives and possibly give him an enema.
"I offered to help, but he sent me on home, saying he had everything under control."
"I had never really thought about it before," Det. Dern said.
“But obviously, giving an elephant an enema can be a very dangerous activity -- and
not something that should be attempted alone."
"It seems to be just one of those freak accidents that happen sometimes -- a billionto-one shot, at least."
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CHAPTER 16: Education
The moon is a planet just like the earth, only it is even deader.
Dew is formed on leaves when the sun shines down on them and makes them
perspire.
Anatomy
A woman, in nursing school, was attending an anatomy class. The subject of the day
was "involuntary muscles." The instructor, hoping to perk up the students a bit, asked
the woman, "Do you know what your asshole is doing when you're having an
orgasm?"
A super-saturated solution is one that holds more than it can hold.
Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas.
"Sure", she said, "He's at home watching the kids."
The body consists of three parts - the brainium, the borax and the abominable cavity.
The brainium contains the brain, the borax contains the heart and lungs, and the
abominable cavity contains the bowls, of which there are five - a, e, i, o, and u.
3 Wishes
A grad student, a post-doc, and a professor are walking through a city park and they
find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out in a puff of smoke.
The pistol of a flower is its only protections against insects.
The alimentary canal is located in the northern part of Indiana.
The Genie says, "I usually only grant three wishes, so I'll give each of you just one."
"Me first! Me first!" says the grad student. "I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a
speedboat with a gorgeous woman who sunbathes topless." Poof! He's gone.
The skeleton is what is left after the insides have been taken out and the outsides
have been taken off. The purpose of the skeleton is something to hitch meat to.
"Me next! Me next!" says the post-doc. "I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach
with a professional hula dancer on one side and a Mai Tai on the other." Poof! He's
gone.
A permanent set of teeth consists of eight canines, eight cuspids, two molars, and
eight cuspidors.
"You're next," the Genie says to the professor. The professor says, "I want those
guys back in the lab after lunch."
The tides are a fight between the Earth and moon. All water tends towards the moon,
because there is no water in the moon, and nature abhors a vacuum. I forget where
the sun joins in this fight.
A fossil is an extinct animal. The older it is, the more extinct it is.
Your Education Dollars At Work
Answers on college test papers and essays submitted to science & health teachers.
Equator: A managerie lion running around the Earth through Africa.
When you breath, you inspire. When you do not breath, you expire.
Germinate: To become a naturalized German.
H2O is hot water, and CO2 is cold water
Liter: A nest of young puppies.
To collect fumes of sulfur, hold a deacon over a flame in a test tube
Magnet: Something you find crawling all over a dead cat.
When you smell an odorless gas, it is probably carbon monoxide
Momentum: What you give a person when they are going away.
Water is composed of two gins, Oxygin and Hydrogin. Oxygin is pure gin. Hydrogin
is gin and water.
Planet: A body of Earth surrounded by sky.
Rhubarb: A kind of celery gone bloodshot.
Three kinds of blood vessels are arteries, vanes and caterpillars.
Vacuum: A large, empty space where the pope lives.
Blood flows down one leg and up the other.
Before giving a blood transfusion, find out if the blood is affirmative or negative.
Respiration is composed of two acts, first inspiration, and then expectoration.
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To remove dust from the eye, pull the eye down over the nose.
Why not send the enclosed Information Request to find out more about this unique
institution? Why not do it right now?
For a nosebleed: Put the nose much lower then the body until the heart stops.
Sincerely,
For drowning: Climb on top of the person and move up and down to make artificial
perspiration.
Michael C. Benhke
Director of Admissions
P.S. If you'd like a copy of a fun-filled, fact-filled brochure, "Insight," just check the
appropriate box on the form.
For asphyxiation: Apply artificial respiration until the patient is dead.
For head cold: use an agonizer to spray the nose until it drops in your throat.
To keep milk from turning sour: Keep it in the cow.
The Response
May 5, 1994
College Entrance Letter
April 18, 1994
Michael C. Behnke
MIT Director of Admissions
Office of Admissions, Room 3-108
Cambridge MA 02139-4307
Mr. John T. Mongan
123 Main Street
Smalltown, California 94123-4567
Dear Michael:
Dear John:
You've got the reputation. You've certainly got the pomposity. And now you've got a
letter from John Mongan. Maybe you're surprised. Most universities would be.
You've got the grades. You've certainly got the PSAT scores. And now you've got a
letter from MIT. Maybe you're surprised. Most students would be.
But you're not most universities. And that's exactly why I urge you to carefully
consider one of the most selective students in America, so selective that he will
choose only *one* of the thousands of accredited universities in the country.
But you're not most students. And that's exactly why I urge you to consider carefully
one of the most selective universities in America.
The level of pomposity and lack of tact reflected in your letter is a powerful indicator
that your august institution might well be a possibility for John Mongan's future
education. It certainly got my attention!
The level of potential reflected in your performance is a powerful indicator that you
might well be an excellent candidate for MIT. It certainly got my attention!
Engineering's not for you? No problem. It may surprise you to learn we offer more
than 40 major fields of study, from architecture to brain and cognitive sciences, from
economics (perhaps the best program in the country) to writing.
Don't want Bio-Chem students? No problem. It may surprise you to learn that my
interests cover over 400 fields of study, from semantics to limnology, from objectoriented programming (perhaps one of the youngest professionals in the country) to
classical piano.
What? Of course, you don't want to be bored. Who does? Life here *is* tough *and*
demanding, but it's also *fun*. MIT students are imaginative and creative - inside and
outside the classroom.
What? Of course you don't want egotistical jerks. Who does? I *am* self indulgent
*and* over confident, but I'm also amusing. John Mongan is funny and amusing whether you're laughing with him or at him.
You're interested in athletics? Great! MIT has more varsity teams – 39 -- than almost
any other university, and a tremendous intramural program so everybody can
participate.
You're interested in athletes? Great! John Mongan has played more sports - 47 than almost any other student, including oddball favorites such as Orienteering.
You think we're too expensive? Don't be too sure. We've got surprises for you there,
too.
You think I can pay for your school? Don't be too sure. I've got surprises for you
there, too.
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Why not send a guaranteed admission and full scholarship to increase your chance of
being selected by John Mongan? Why not do it right now?
I headed for the library, in the mood for some Nietzsche, with a PBS station on the
radio. I roared into the parking lot and ran up to the big glass doors... and they didn't
open. The library was closed.
Sincerely,
To this day, I believe that a Higher Power was looking out for me that night.
John Mongan
As I sank to the ground scrabbling at the unfeeling glass, whimpering for Zarathustra,
a poster caught my eye. "Friend, is heavy thinking ruining your life?" it asked. You
probably recognize that line. It comes from the standard Thinker's Anonymous
poster.
P.S. If you'd like a copy of a fun-filled, fact-filled brochure, "John Mongan: What a
Guy!" just ask.
Which is why I am what I am today: a recovering thinker. I never miss a TA meeting.
At each meeting we watch a non-educational video; last week it was "Porky's." Then
we share experiences about how we avoided thinking since the last meeting.
Confessions Of A Heavy Thinker
It started out innocently enough. I began to think at parties now and then to loosen
up. Inevitably though, one thought led to another, and soon I was more than just a
social thinker.
I still have my job, and things are a lot better at home. Life just seemed... easier,
somehow, as soon as I stopped thinking.
I began to think alone - "to relax," I told myself - but I knew it wasn't true. Thinking
became more and more important to me, and finally I was thinking all the time.
I began to think on the job. I knew that thinking and employment don't mix, but I
couldn't stop myself.
“Professor Quotes”
Courtesy of the University of Rochester NORM
I began to avoid friends at lunchtime so I could read Thoreau and Kafka. I would
return to the office dizzied and confused, asking, "What is it exactly we do here?"
There is no restriction on the number of photons that occupy an energy level, just as
there's no restriction on the number of clowns you shove inside a Volkswagen. -Optics
I soon had a reputation as a heavy thinker. One day the boss called me in. He said,
"Skippy, I like you, and it hurts me to say this, but your thinking has become a real
problem. If you don't stop thinking on the job, you'll have to find another job." This
gave me a lot to think about.
When lecturing to a Poli Sci class, you're talking to a lot of aspiring lawyers. So, I'll
warn you now: the voters hate you. -- Poli Sci
The buildings outside looks like a very large church, and, well, the inside... looks like
a very large church. -- Architecture
Things weren't going so great at home either. One evening I turned off the TV and
asked my wife about the meaning of life. She spent the night at her mother's.
I came home early after my conversation with the boss.
Last time should have confused the hell out of you and today we're going to continue
in that vein. -- Psychology
"Lambchop," I confessed, "I've been thinking..."
The point of opera is too, well... Express stuff. -- Music History
"I know you've been thinking," she said, "and I want a divorce."
Have any of you ever butchered a live animal? It's amazingly gorgeous, if you can
stand the smell. -- English
"But Poopsie, surely it's not that serious."
One of the things we do in science is to take something simple and make it confusing.
It gives us self worth. -- Optics
"It is serious," she said, lower lip aquiver. "You think as much as college professors,
and college professors don't make any money, so if you keep on thinking we won't
have any money!"
When I'm up here talking, I don't know what's going on in my mouth -- Computer Sci
"That's a faulty syllogism," I said impatiently, and she began to cry. I'd had enough.
"I'm going to the library," I snarled as I stomped out the door.
I actually know someone who drinks Tab. I had a Tab last week. Next I'll try Fresca.
-- Biochem
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So he did what any good English king would do, go over and kick the crap out of the
French. -- English
The neighbors are really getting pummeled. -- Computer Sci
This is a dragon that says 'Booga booga!' – English
I have worked for both political parties and I have taken their money... I'm a prostitute.
-- Poli Sci
I wanna look like Yoda. It's the furry ears. – Religion
Grate Danes and Chihuahuas are reproductively compatible, though it is a bit of a
struggle. -- Geology
I say to the brick, 'Brick, what do you want to be?' – Architecture
There was a period where every female student I had was named Linda. -- English
There's probably no one in this classroom named Maud, is there? Well, if there is, I'm
sorry. -- Biochem
We stand on the shoulders of giants who stole cadavers... without them we'd be a
really dumb society. -- Biology
So heaven is nudity. It's a nudist camp in the sky. -- English
When you get older something weird happens. You give money to public radio. –
Religion
Some rods recover more quickly than other people's rods. – BCS
You can feel it deep in your throat. -- Computer Sci
Biology
A biology professor is discussing the high glucose levels found in human semen. A
female student raises her hand and says, "Glucose is raw sugar. Why doesn't it taste
sweet?" The whole class starts laughing, and as the girl realizes what she's said, her
face turns bright red, and she picks up her books and starts to run out of class.
This building is not functional, not useful, and not beautiful. -- Architecture
You'll be left stammering and gibbering like I am this morning! – English
It's a sexy title, but no one really knows what it means. – Psychology
As she's going out the door, the professor says, "It doesn't taste sweet because the
taste buds for sweetness are on the tip of your tongue, and not on the back of your
throat."
You're not sucking up to me if you sit in front. -- Poli Sci
Yeah, laugh, laugh, real funny: I grade the exams. – Optics
No real man likes Hugh Grant. – Religion
Chemistry At Duke
Introductory Chemistry at Duke has been taught for about a zillion years by Professor
Bonk (really), and his course is semi-affectionately known as "Bonkistry." He has
been around forever, so I wouldn't put it past him to come up with something like this.
Yet another lecture that will probably kill you. – Psychology
He chopped off his genitals. Now *that* hurts! – English
Anyway, one year, there were these two guys who were taking Chemistry and who
did pretty well on all of the quizzes and the midterms and labs, etc., such that going
into the final they had a solid A. These two friends were so confident going into the
final that the weekend before finals week (even though the Chem final was on
Monday), they decided to go up to U Virginia and party with some friends up there.
So they did this and had a great time. However, with their hangovers and everything,
they overslept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday
morning. Rather than taking the final then, what they did was to find Professor Bonk
after the final and explain to him why they missed the final. They told him that they
went up to U Va for the weekend, and had planned to come back in time to study, but
that they had a flat tire on the way back and didn't have a spare and couldn't get help
for a long time and so were late getting back to campus.
I'd like to continue with the blitzkrieg of animals. – Geology
You can just reach in there and poke it. – Optics
In Greek it meant cuckoohead or something. – Religion
We're on swap #4 and the input is 'your mother.' -- Cog Sci
According to this document, God is the son of some guy. – Religion
There's an awful lot of nothing in Illinois. – Architecture
If you were a piece of wood, how would you feel? – Architecture
Bonk thought this over and then agreed that they could make up the final on the
following day. The two guys were elated and relieved. So, they studied that night and
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went in the next day at the time that Bonk had told them. He placed them in separate
rooms and handed each of them a test booklet and told them to begin. They looked
at the first problem, which was something simple about molarity and solutions and
was worth 5 points. "Cool" they thought, "this is going to be easy." They did that
problem and then turned the page. They were unprepared, however, for what they
saw on the next page. It said:
"The homework."
"What homework?"
Eventually it came out that what the Prof. had written on the board were the seven
most important unsolved problems in the field. This is largely an academic legend, at
least according to Jan Harold Brunvand, the author of a series of books on so-called
Urban Legends. He talks about it in his latest book _Curses! Broiled Again!_ in the
chapter entitled "The Unsolvable Math Problem." It is, however, based in some fact.
The Stanford mathematician, George B. Danzig, apparently managed to solve two
statistics problems previously unsolved under similar circumstances.
Source
unknown.
(95 points) Which tire?
Medical School
A story from the mid-1930s, U. of Edinburgh medical school, second- term human
physiology course, Prof. Kenneth Ivors, Instructor:
John von Neumann
The following problem can be solved either the easy way or the hard way.
"Good morning, class. Before we begin today's lecture, I should like to discover how
well ye have been tracking the previous material. Miss MacMaster, will ye stand?"
{She stands.}
Two trains 200 miles apart are moving toward each other; each one is going at a
speed of 50 miles per hour. A fly starting on the front of one of them flies back and
forth between them at a rate of 75 miles per hour. It does this until the trains collide
and crush the fly to death. What is the total distance the fly has flown? The fly
actually hits each train an infinite number of times before it gets crushed, and one
could solve the problem the hard way with pencil and paper by summing an infinite
series of distances. The easy way is as follows: Since the trains are 200 miles apart
and each train is going 50 miles an hour, it takes 2 hours for the trains to collide.
"Can you tell me, which organ of the body achieves 10 times its normal size when it is
excited?"
{She stammers, reddens, says nothing.}
"You may sit down. Mr. Campbell, can you answer that question?"
"It is the pupil of the eye, sir."
Therefore the fly was flying for two hours. Since the fly was flying at a rate of 75 miles
per hour, the fly must have flown 150 miles.
"Very good. Now, Miss MacMaster, I have three things to say to you:
One, you have not done your homework,
That's all there is to it.
Two, you have a dirty mind, and
When this problem was posed to John von Neumann, he immediately replied, "150
miles."
Three, you're in for a big disappointment."
"It is very strange," said the poser, "but nearly everyone tries to sum the infinite
series."
Math Legends
"What do you mean, strange?" asked Von Neumann. "That's how I did it!"
George B. Danzig
When I was a Math/Chem grad student at Princeton in 1973-74, there was a story
going around about a grad student. This guy was always late. One day he stumbled
into class late, saw seven problems written on the board, and wrote them down. As
the week went on he began to panic: the math department at Princeton is fiercely
competitive, and here he was unable to do most of a simple homework assignment!
When the next class rolled around he only had solved two of the problems, although
he had a pretty good idea of how to solve a third but not enough time to complete it.
When he dejectedly flung his partial assignment on the Prof.’s desk, the Prof. asked
him "What's that?"
Enrico Fermi
Enrico Fermi, while studying in college, was bored by his math classes. He walked up
to the professor and said, "My classes are too easy!" The professor looked at him,
and said, "Well, I'm sure you'll find this interesting." Then the professor copied 9
problems from a book to a paper and gave the paper to Fermi. A month later, the
professor ran into Fermi, "So how are you doing with the problems I gave you?" "Oh,
they are very hard. I only managed to solve 6 of them." The professor was visibly
shocked, "What!? But those are unsolved problems!"
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Von Neumann and Nobert Weiner
Von Neumann and Nobert Weiner were both the subject of many dotty professor
stories. Von Neumann supposedly had the habit of simply writing answers to
homework assignments on the board (the method of solution being, of course,
obvious) when he was asked how to solve problems. One time one of his students
tried to get more helpful information by asking if there was another way to solve the
problem. Von Neumann looked blank for a moment, thought, and then answered,
"Yes." Weiner was in fact very absent minded.
- No, they're TEN!
- No, count them: 0, 1, 2, ..."
Kai-Mikael, Royal Inst. of Technology, Stockholm, SWEDEN
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein, who fancied himself as a violinist, was rehearsing a Haydn string
quartet. When he failed for the fourth time to get his entry in the second movement,
the cellist looked up and said, "The problem with you, Albert, is that you simply can't
count."
The following story is told about him: When they moved from Cambridge to Newton
his wife, knowing that he would be absolutely useless on the move, packed him off to
MIT while she directed the move. Since she was certain that he would forget that they
had moved and where they had moved to, she wrote down the new address on a
piece of paper, and gave it to him. Naturally, in the course of the day, an insight
occurred to him. He reached in his pocket, found a piece of paper on which he
furiously scribbled some notes, thought it over, decided there was a fallacy in his
idea, and threw the piece of paper away. At the end of the day he went home (to the
old address in Cambridge, of course). When he got there he realized that they had
moved, that he had no idea where they had moved to, and that the piece of paper
with the address was long gone.
Prof. Sacks
Prof. Sacks was the Prof. for Math 141 (Mathematical Logic) at Harvard last year. The
class was so laid back it sounds like something out of Hitchhikers. Sacks also
provided us with a few great quotes...
Sacks: Today we're going to do comprehension. What is comprehension?
Student: I dunno
Fortunately inspiration struck. There was a young girl on the street and he conceived
the idea of asking her where he had moved to, saying, "Excuse me, perhaps you
know me. I'm Norbert Weiner and we've just moved. Would you know where we've
moved to?" To which the young girl replied, "Yes daddy, mommy thought you would
forget."
Student: Are we in the middle of a proof?
Sacks: No, this is just another digression.
Paul Erdos
Paul Erdos (umlaut over the o) is a Hungarian mathematician, probably in his late
eighties by now (actually, just recently deceased), who has become famous for, in
addition to his mathematical contributions, his lifestyle. Seems that Erdos was
personna non-gratis in Hungary for many years. So, during that time he just visited
friends all over the world. He would show up at some friend's department and 'visit'
for a month, a year, or whatever. Then, at some time known only to him would leave
to visit another friend. He continued this for many, many years and may never have
had to repeat. Of course, when he left perhaps the person he was staying with was
no longer a friend.
The capper to the story is that I asked his daughter (the girl in the story) about the
truth of the story, many years later. She said that it wasn't quite true -- that he never
forgot who his children were! The rest of it, however, was pretty close to what
actually happened...
Richard Harter, Computer Corp. of America, Cambridge, MA
Waclaw Sierpinski
"When I was young in Poland I met the great mathematician Waclaw Sierpinski. He
was old already then and rather absent-minded. Once he had to move to a new place
for some reason. His wife didn't trust him very much, so when they stood down on the
street with all their things, she said:
"A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems"
-- P. Erdos
- Now, you stand here and watch our ten trunks, while I go and get a taxi.
She left and left him there, eyes somewhat glazed and humming absently.
Excuse Notes
These are actual excuse notes from parents (including original spelling) collected by
Nisheeth Parekh, University of Texas Medical Branch @ Galveston...
Some minutes later she returned, presumably having called for a taxi.
My son is under a doctor's care and should not take P.E. today. Please execute him.
Says Mr. Sierpinski (possibly with a glint in his eye):
Please excuse Lisa for being absent. She was sick and I had her shot.
- I thought you said there were ten trunks, but I've only counted to nine.
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Dear School: Please ekscuse John being absent on Jan. 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,and also
33.
Please excuse Burma, she has been sick and under the doctor.
Maryann was absent December 11-16, because she had a fever, sore throat,
headache and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever and sore throat, her
brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn't the best either, sore throat
and fever. There must be something going around, her father even got hot last night.
Please excuse Gloria from Jim today. She is administrating.
Please excuse Roland from P.E. for a few days. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and
misplaced his hip.
John has been absent because he had two teeth taken out of his face.
Ask Dr. Science
Dear Dr. Science,
My son is threatening to clone himself. What should I say to him?
Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the
growing part.
Tammy Baker, Columbus SC
Megan could not come to school today because she has been bothered by very close
veins.
Tell him he'd be violating Federal law and would spend the rest of his life in prison,
leaving you alone and helpless, with a young clone to raise. You leave out some
pertinent data. Why does he want a clone? To do his homework for him while he's off
listening to Chumba Wumba with his worthless friends? If that's the case, throw him in
jail and hope you have better luck with the clone.
Seriously, cloning should only be done as a hobby. It's what I do alone on a winter's
night, if I can't find a jigsaw puzzle. But using clones to get out of work is a clear
violation of ethics. That's why God gave us lab assistants.
Chris will not be in school cus he has an acre in his side.
Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very loose vowels.
Please excuse Pedro from being absent yesterday.
(direathe) the shits. [words were crossed out in the ()'s]
He had (diahre) (dyrea)
Please excuse Tommy for being absent yesterday. He had diarrhea and his boots
leak.
You Know You’re Out Of College When…
1. Your salary is less than your tuition.
2. Your potted plants stay alive.
3. Shacking in a twin-sized bed seems absurd.
4. You keep more food than beer in the fridge.
5. You have to pay your own credit card bill.
6. Mac & Cheese no longer counts as a well-balanced meal.
7. You haven't seen a soap opera in over a year.
8. 8:00am is not early.
9. You have to file for your own taxes.
10. You hear your favorite song on the elevator at work.
11. You're not carded anymore.
12. You carry an umbrella.
13. You learn that "Bachelor" is nicer term for a jackass.
14. "Extended childhood" only really pertains to your salary, which is a little less than
your allowance used to be.
15. "Twenty-something" means over-qualified, under-paid and not married.
16. Your friends marry and divorce instead of hook-up and break-up.
17. You start watching the weather channel.
18. Jeans and baseball caps aren't staples in your wardrobe.
19. You can no longer do shots, and smoking gives you a sinus attack.
20. You go from 130 days of vacation time to 7.
21. You stop confusing 401K plan with 10K run.
22. You go to parties that the police don't raid.
Irving was absent yesterday because he missed his bust.
Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his father's fault.
I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because I don't know
what size she wear.
Please excuse Jennifer for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday
paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday.
Sally won't be in school a week from Friday. We have to attend her funeral.
My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent a weekend
with the Marines.
Please excuse Jason for being absent yesterday. He had a cold and could not breed
well.
Please excuse Mary for being absent yesterday. She was in bed with gramps.
Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a gangover.
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Adults feel comfortable telling jokes about sex in front of you.
You don't know what time Wendy's closes anymore.
Your car insurance goes down.
You refer to college students as kids.
You drink wine, scotch and martinis instead of beer, bourbon, and rum.
Your parents start making casual remarks about grandchildren.
You feed your dog Science Diet instead of Taco Bell.
You're waking up at 6 am instead of going to bed
College sweatshirts are 'casual' instead of dress up.
Sleeping on the couch is a no-no.
Naps are no longer available between noon and 6 p.m.
Dinner and a movie - The whole date instead of the beginning of one.
You find yourself reminiscing fondly of 2-hour Calculus exams.
You empathize with the characters from 'Friends."
Wine appreciation expands beyond Boone's and Mad Dog.
You actually eat breakfast foods at breakfast time.
Grocery lists actually contain relatively healthy food.
When drinking, you say at least once per night, 'I just can't put it down the same
as I used to'.
41. Over 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work, not video
games.
42. You're actually willing to pay a bit more to drink in a bar that's not full of '21-yearold kids.'
43. Golf is beginning to seem a lot less silly.
over the body, none of the organs could function. The intestine said it was boss
because it digested food to nourish the body.
Finally the anus spoke up and announced it was boss. The other organs all laughed
at the anus, so it shut right up. As a result, everything in the body got so backed up
that none of the organs could work right. Finally the all conceded that the anus was
indeed the boss.
Moral: You don't need brains, a heart, or guts to be a boss. You just have to an
asshole!
Easiest Test In The World…
Here is the world's easiest test. You should be able to get 100% on this one.
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Mirrors
According to radio this morning, a middle school in Oregon was faced with a unique
problem. A number of girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the
bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips
to the mirrors, leaving dozens of little lip prints.
How long did the hundred years war last?
Which country makes Panama hats?
From what animal do we get catgut?
In what month do Russians celebrate the October Revolution?
What is a Camel's hair brush made from?
The Canary Islands in the Pacific are named after what animal?
What was King George VI's first name?
What color is a Purple Finch?
Where are Chinese Gooseberries from?
How long did the Thirty Years War last?
Ready for the answers?
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116 years, from 1337 to 1453.
Ecuador.
From sheep and horses.
November. The Russian calendar was 13 days behind ours.
Squirrel fur.
The Latin name was Insularia Canaria -- Island of the Dogs.
Albert. In 1936 he respected the wish of Queen Victoria that no future king should
ever be called Albert.
8. Distinctively crimson.
9. New Zealand.
10. 30 years of course. 1618 to 1648.
Finally, the principal decided that something had to be done. She called all the girls to
the bathroom and met them there with the custodian. She explained that all these lip
prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors
every day. To demonstrate how difficult it was to clean the mirrors, she asked the
custodian to clean one of the mirrors. He proceeded to take out a long handled brush,
dip it into the nearest toilet and scrub the mirror.
Since then there have been no lip prints on the mirrors.
Psychoanalyze Yourself!
NO CHEATING! That will take all the fun out of it. This is a very interesting test. Try it.
Have a pen and paper handy before you read any further. As soon as you read a
question, write the answer right away MAKE sure to answer questions 1-10 before
moving on...NO CHEATING. Read the following questions, imagining the scenes in
your mind, and write down the FIRST thing that you visualize. Do not think about the
questions excessively.
A Fable To Ponder As You Study A & P
One day the parts of the body were arguing over who was the boss.
The brain claimed it was the boss because, after all, it did the thinking and controlled
all body functions. The heart insisted it was boss because without it pumping blood all
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"I play a man who's been married for twenty years."
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You are not alone. You are walking in the woods. Who are you walking with?
You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal is it?
What interaction takes place between you and the animal?
You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing and before you is your
dream house. Describe its size?
5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?
6. You enter the house. You walk to the dining area and see the dining room table.
Describe what you see on AND around the table.
7. You exit the house through the back door. Lying in the grass is a cup. What
material is the cup made of?
8. What do you do with the cup?
9. You walk to the edge of the property, where you find yourself standing at the
edge of a body of water. What type of body of water is it?
10. How will you cross the water?
"That's great, son.
Keep up the good work and before you know it they'll be giving you a speaking part."
Heaven or Hell?
A professor died and was given the option of going to heaven or hell. She decided to
check out each place first. As the writer descended into the fiery pits, she saw row
upon row of faculty chained to their desks in a steaming sweatshop, writing and
analyzing madly. As they worked, they were repeatedly whipped with thorny lashes.
"Oh my," said the professor. "Let me see heaven now."
A few moments later, as she ascended into heaven, she saw rows of faculty, chained
to their desks in a steaming sweatshop. As they worked, they, too, were whipped
with thorny lashes.
This has been a relational psychology test. The answers given to the questions have
been shown to have a relevance to values and ideals that we hold in our personal
lives. The analysis follows:
"Wait a minute!" said the faculty, "This is just as bad as hell."
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The person who you are walking with is the most important person in your life.
The size of the animal is representative of your perception of the size of your
problems.
3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is representative of how
you deal with your problems. (Passive/aggressive)
4. The size of your dream house is representative of the size of your ambition to
resolve your problems.
5. No fence is indicative of an open personality. People are welcome at all times.
The presence of a fence indicates a close personality. You'd prefer people not to
drop by unannounced.
6. If your answer did not include food, people, or flowers, then you are generally
unhappy.
7. The durability of the material with which the cup is made of is representative of
the perceived durability of your relationship with the person named in number 1.
For example, Styrofoam, plastic, and paper are all disposable, metal and plastic
are durable.
8. Your disposition of the cup is representative of your attitude towards the person
in number 1.
9. The size of the body of water is representative of the size of your sexual desire.
10. How wet you get in crossing the water is indicative of the relative importance of
your sex life.
"Oh no, it's not," replied an unseen voice. "Here, your work gets published."
The Missing Dollar!
Three men go into a motel. The man behind the desk said the room is $30.00, So
each man paid $10.00 and went to the room.
A while later the man behind the desk realized the room was only $25.00, so he sent
the bellboy to the 3 guys’ room with $5.00. On the way the bellboy couldn’t figure out
how to split $5.00 evenly between the three men, so he gave each man $1.00 and
kept the other $2.00 for himself. This meant that the three men each paid $9.00 for
the room, which is a total of $27.00. Add the $2.00 that the bellboy kept, which
equals $29.00. Where is the other dollar?
You Might Be A College Student...
1. If you have ever price shopped for Top Ramen, you might be a college student.
2. If you live in a house with three couches, none of which match.
3. If you consider Mac and Cheese a balanced meal.
4. If you have ever written a check for 45 cents.
5. If you have a fine collection of domestic beer bottles.
6. If you have ever seen two consecutive sunrises without sleeping.
7. If your glass set is composed of McDonald's Extra Value Meal plastic cups (i.e.
Olympic Dream Team I or II).
8. If your underwear supply dictates the time between laundry loads.
9. If you cannot remember when you last washed your car.
School Plays
A young lad's father picked him up from school to take him to a dental appointment.
Knowing the parts for the school play were supposed to be posted today, he asked
his son if he got a part. The boy enthusiastically announced that he'd gotten a part.
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If you can pack your worldly possessions into the back of a pick-up (one trip).
If you have ever had to justify yourself for buying Natural Light.
If the first thing you do in the morning is roll over and introduce yourself.
If your bedtime is no longer 10:00 PM, but 3:00 AM.
If you consider Pizza one of the four major food groups.
If you consider the other three to be beer, McDonalds, and candy.
If you've ever missed a class to watch Ricki Lake.
If you've ever sent e-mail to the people you live with.
If you refer to your meal card as "plastic."
If you've ever spent a good hour searching for your student I.D. just so you could
get that $1.00 off at the movies.
If you've ever stayed up all night just so you wouldn't sleep through your morning
class.
If you've ever called your roommates, not knowing where you were at and asked
them to come get you.
If you've ever called home just to talk to your pets.
When you work your class schedule around drinking.
When you watch TV with no volume, while listening to the radio.
When you can play euchre in any state of mind.
When showering doesn't happen on a daily basis.
When a blender is your first major appliance.
When you're not a dork if you wear your backpack on both shoulders.
If you can't find money to buy food but it miraculously appears to buy alcohol.
When weather begins to be a major factor on your class attendance.
When you would rather do e-mail than study for a test.
When you’re second major appliance is a coffee maker.
When your walls are covered with beer signs.
When you have a separate refrigerator for beer.
When you spend a majority of your time reading forwarded mail.
Kids in College
A young boy goes off to college, but about 1/3 way through the semester, he has
foolishly squandered what money his parents gave him. "Hmmmm," he wonders,
"how am I gonna get more dough?" Then he gets an idea. He calls his father.
"Dad," he says, "you won't believe the wonders that modern education are coming up
with! Why, they actually have a program here that will teach Fido how to talk!"
"Why that's absolutely amazing!" his father says. "How do I get him in that program?"
"Just send him down here with $1000," the boy says, "I'll get him into the course."
So his father sends the dog and the $1000. About 2/3 way through the semester, the
money runs out. So the boy calls his father again.
"So how's Fido doing, son?" his father asks. "Awesome, dad, he's talking up a storm,"
he says, "but you just won't believe this - now they have a program here that will
teach Fido to READ!"
"READ!" says his father, "That's amazing! What do I have to do to get him in that
program?"
"Just send $2,500, I'll get him in the class." So his father sends the money. At the
end of the semester, the boy has a problem. When he gets home, his father will find
out that the dog can neither talk nor read. So he shoots the dog.
When he gets home, his father is all excited. "Where's Fido? I just can't wait to hear
him talk and listen to him read something!"
"Dad," the boy says, "I have some grim news. This morning when I got out of the
shower, Fido was in the living room kicking back in the recliner and reading the
morning paper, like he usually does. Then he turned to me and asked 'So, is your
daddy still messin' around with that little redhead that lives down on Oak Street?'"
The Essay
A university creative writing class was asked to write a concise essay containing
these four elements
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His father says "I hope you SHOT that lyin' sack of trash!"
religion
royalty
sex
mystery
California Traffic School
The following are a sampling of answers received on exams given by the California
Department of Transportation's driving school
Q: Do you yield when a blind pedestrian is crossing the road?
A: What for? He can't see my license plate.
The prize-winning essay read:
"My God," said the Queen. "I'm pregnant. I wonder who did it?"
Q: Who has the right of way when four cars approach a four-way stop at the same
time?
A: The pick up truck with the gun rack and the bumper sticker saying, "Guns don't kill
people. I do."
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Q: When driving through fog, what should you use?
A: Your car.
Now, we look at the rate of change in the volume of Hell. Boyle's Law states that in
order for the temperature and pressure in hell to stay the same, the ratio of the mass
of the souls and volume needs to stay constant.
Q: What problems would you face if you were arrested for drunk driving?
A: I'd probably lose my buzz a lot faster.
A1. So, if Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter hell,
then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.
Q: What changes would occur in your lifestyle if you could no longer drive lawfully?
A: I would be forced to drive unlawfully.
A2. Of course, if Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase in souls in Hell,
then the temperature and pressure will drop and Hell freezes over.
Q: What are some points to remember when passing or being passed?
A: Make eye contact and wave "hello" if she is cute.
"So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Theresa Banyan during
freshman year, that 'It'll be a cold day in Hell before I sleep with you,' and taking into
account that I still have not succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then A2
cannot be true;
Q: What is the difference between a flashing red traffic light and a flashing yellow
traffic light?
A: The color.
thus, Hell is exothermic."
Q: How do you deal with heavy traffic?
A: Heavy psychedelics.
The student got the only A.
Q: What can you do to help ease a heavy traffic problem?
A: Carry loaded weapons.
Economic Engineering
After applying some simple algebra to some trite phrases and cliches, a new
understanding can be reached of the secret to wealth and success. Here it goes:
The Thermodynamics of Hell
This is forwarded from a graduate of the U. of Oklahoma Chemical Engineering Dept.,
citing one of Dr. Schlambaugh's final test questions for his final exam of 1997. Dr.
Schlambaugh is known for asking questions on his finals like: "Why do airplanes fly?"
Knowledge is Power
Time is Money and (as every engineer knows),
Power is Work over Time.
In May 1997, the "Momentum, Heat, and Mass Transfer II" final exam question was:
"Is Hell exothermic or endothermic?
Support your answer with proof." Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs
using Boyle's Law or some variant. One student, however wrote the following:
So, substituting algebraic equations for these time worn bits of wisdom, we get:
K=P
(1)
T=M
(2)
P = W/T (3)
"First, we postulate that if souls exist, they must have some mass. If they do, then a
mole of souls also must have a mass. So, at what rate are souls moving into hell,
and at what rate are souls leaving? I think we can safely assume that once a soul
gets to hell, it does not leave. "Therefore, no souls are leaving."
Now, do a few simple substitutions:
Put W/T in for P in equation (1), which yields:
K = W/T (4)
Put M in for T into equation (4), which yields:
K = W/M (5)
As for souls entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world
today. Some religions say that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to
Hell. Since there are more than one of these religions, and people do not belong to
more than one religion, we can project that all people and all souls go to Hell.
Now we've got something. Expanding back into English, we get:
Knowledge equals Work over Money.
"With the birth and death rates what they are, we can expect the number of souls in
hell to increase exponentially."
What this MEANS is that:
1. The More You Know, the More Work You Do, and
2. The More You Know, the Less Money You Make.
Solving for Money, we get:
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M = W/K (6)
Money equals Work over Knowledge.
owah:
pahk:
pastah:
pichahs:
Rawjah:
Reveah:
shuah:
shot:
wof:
yeah:
yiz:
From equation (6) we see that Money approaches infinity as Knowledge approaches
0, regardless of the Work done.
What THIS MEANS is:
The More you Make, the Less you Know.
Solving for Work, we get
W = M K (7)
Work equals Money times Knowledge
From equation (7) we see that Work approaches 0 as Knowledge approaches 0.
Sixty minutes.
Cahn't do it in Hahvad Yahd. Not downtown eithah.
The rectah of a parish, like St. Mahgrits.
They throw fastballs at Fenway.
He throws the fastest fastballs at Fenway.
He rode through Ahlington on a hiss shouting "To Ahms!"
Of course
Not tall.
A peeah, jutting into the hahbah.
A 365 day period.
You, plural. As in: "Ah yiz goin down to the Cape tammorah?"
Idiots
I was sitting in my science class when the teacher commented that the next day
would be the shortest day of the year. My lab partner became visibly excited,
cheering and clapping. I explained to her that the amount of daylight changes, not
the actual amount of time. Needless to say, she was very disappointed.
What THIS MEANS is:
The stupid rich do little or no work.
Working out the socioeconomic implications of this breakthrough is left as an exercise
for the reader.
My daughter went to a local Taco Bell and ordered a taco. She asked the individual
behind the counter for "minimal lettuce." He said he was sorry, but they only had
iceberg.
Language Instruction
For people learning to speak with a "Bawstin" accent.
When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle
street, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find an
ill man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman
said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline and plugged his hose into the
motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press
charges, saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.
Pahty: A place to go to drink and socialize - nothing to do with Mother Nature.
ah:
The letter between "q" & "s."
ahnt:
Sistah of your fathah or muthah.
bah:
Serves beah and hahd likkah: "The train to Noo Yok has a bah cah."
bayah:
Ferocious
bon:
As in: "Where were you bon?"
bzah:
Strange, odd.
Chahlz:
The rivah.
chowdah:
Clams, milk, buttah.
Con:
Stahchy veggie that comes on a cob.
connah:
Where streets intersect.
fah:
Not neah heah
fok:
What you eat pahster with.
fyah:
Blaze
Gahden:
What they're tearing down this yeah.
hahbah:
What they dumped tea into in 1773.
Hahvid:
Country day school across the rivah.
hahf-ahst:
Done without regahd to detail.
heah:
Done with the eahs. "Listen my children, and you shall heah of the midnight
ride of Paul Reveah."
khakis:
What you staht the cah with.
nawtheastah:
Stawm that blows in from the wottah.
Noo Yok:
Sinkhole 240 miles south of Tremont Street.
Little Johnny Jokes
Little Johnny was sitting in class doing math problems when his teacher picked him to
answer a question. “Johnny, if there were five birds sitting on a fence and you shot
one with your gun how many would be left?”
“None” replied Johnny, “cause the rest would fly away.”
“Well the answer is four,” said the teacher, “but I like the way you are thinking.”
Little Johnny says, “I have a question for you now. If there were three women eating
ice cream cones in a shop, one was licking her cone, the second was biting the cone
and the third was sucking the cone, which one is married?”
“Well,” said the teacher nervously, “I guess the one sucking the cone?”
“No,” said Little Johnny, “the one with the wedding ring on her finger, but I like the
way you are thinking.”
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Little Johnny's father was a travelling salesman and traveled quite a bit.
Little Johnny sees his Daddy's car passing the play ground and go into the woods.
Curious, he follows the car and sees Daddy and Aunt Jane in a "Passionate
Embrace." Johnny finds this so exciting and can barely contain himself as he runs
home and starts to tell his mother excitedly:
One night, Johnny's dad came home quite late, when little Johnny was in bed and
already asleep. Johnny's dad, being on the road quite a bit, grabbed Johnny's mother
into the bedroom. Little Johnny, hearing the noise and his father's voice, got up and
went into his parent's bedroom and called "daddy, daddy!"
"MOMMYMOMMY, IWASATTHEPLAYGROUNDANDDADDYAND…"
Well, Little Johnny's dad WAS on top of mommy - but since he had not seen his son
for awhile, told Johnny to hop on board and we'll all go for a ride!
Mommy tells him to slow down, she wants to hear the story, so Johnny tells her, "I
was at the playground and I saw Daddy's car go into the woods with Aunt Jane. I
went back to look and he was giving Aunt Jane a big kiss, then he helped her take off
her shirt, then Aunt Jane helped Daddy take his pants off, then Aunt Jane laid down
on the seat, then Daddy..."
Well, Little Johnny's hops and board and all is fine until mommy starts moaning - and
Little Johnny starts getting scared. But when mommy started grunting and screaming
- Little Johnny yells "Hold on tight daddy, this is where the postman bucked me off!"
At this point, Mommy cut him off and said, "Johnny, this is such an interesting story.
Suppose you save the rest of it for suppertime. I want to see the look on Daddy's
face when you tell it tonight."
In a classroom of third graders, the teacher says to the kids, "Today, class, we will be
telling stories that have a moral to them." She explained what a moral to a story was
and asked for volunteers. Little Suzie raises her hand.
At the dinner table, Mommy asks Johnny to tell his story, Johnny starts his story,
describing the car into the woods, the undressing, laying down on the seat, and...
Then Daddy and Aunt Jane did that same thing Mommy and Uncle Bill used to do
when Daddy was in the army."
Suzie: " I live on a farm and we have a chicken that laid 12 eggs, we were excited to
have 12 more chickens but only 6 of them hatched"
Teacher: "That's a good story, now what is the moral?"
Little Johnny's house is packed with relatives for Christmas dinner. Grandpa calls
over 6 year old Little Johnny and starts asking about school, girlfriends and other stuff
he can think of.
Suzie: " Don't count your chickens before they are hatched"
Teacher: "Very good Suzie, anyone else?"
After a while, grandpa notices that Little Johnny is losing interest in the conversation,
so he pulls out a ten and a twenty-dollar bill from his wallet to see if he can keep him
interested. He shows both bills to Little Johnny and tells him that he can keep any
one he chooses.
Ralphie: "Yes teacher, I was carrying some eggs I bought for my mom in my bicycle
basket one day and I crashed my bike and all the eggs broke"
Teacher: "That's a nice story, what is the moral?"
Little Johnny reaches over and grabs the ten-dollar bill.
Ralphie: "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."
Grandpa, pretty surprised and upset about the unwise decision his grandchild made,
pulls out another ten-dollar bill to see if it was a mistake. Again he tells Little Johnny
to take one of the bills and keep it.
Teacher: " Very good Ralphie, anyone else?"
Little Johnny: " Yes teacher, my Aunt Karen is in the army and when she was in the
Gulf War, she parachuted down with only a gun, 20 bullets, a knife, and a six-pack of
beer. On her way down, she drank the six-pack. When she landed, she shot 20
Iraqis and killed ten of them with her knife."
Little Johnny grabs the other ten.
Grandpa again is surprised and upset. He takes Little Johnny over to one of the
uncles and shows him how dumb Little Johnny is in choosing the ten over the twenty.
Grandpa goes on and on showing every uncle and cousin and each time Little
Johnny chooses the ten over the twenty.
Teacher: "Very interesting Johnny, what is the moral to your story?"
Little Johnny: "Don't fuck with Aunt Karen when she's drunk"
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Grandpa finally shows the stunt to his Daddy. Little Johnny's Daddy is quite surprised,
but doesn't pay too much attention at the moment.
"$2,000 a week."
"Your son is very successful, what does he do for a living?"
A few hours later, Daddy who is very concerned about Little Johnny's poor decision,
walks up to him and asks him if he knows the difference between a ten dollar bill and
a twenty.
"He's a veterinarian," Little Johnny answered as his grandmother nodded in
agreement.
"Of course," answers Little Johnny.
"That is a very honorable profession. Where does he practice?"
"So why did you always choose the ten over the twenty," asks Dad.
Before his grandmother could say a thing, Johnny replied, "Well, he has one cat
house in Chicago, and another in Dallas.
Little Johnny, with a wide smile answers, "Well Dad, if I would have chosen the
twenty dollar bill the first time, do you think grandpa would have played the game
fifteen more times?"
Little Johnny was in the garden filling in a hole when his neighbor peered over the
fence. Interested in what the rosy-cheeked youngster was up to, he politely asked,
Every Sunday morning, Little Johnny and his grandmother would attend church
together. Every Sunday like clockwork, his grandmother would place $1,000 in the
"poor box." This went on for several weeks until the pastor, overcome with curiosity,
approached Johnny's grandmother and asked, "I couldn't help but notice that you put
$1,000 a week in the 'poor box.'"
"What are you up to there, Johnny?"
"My goldfish died," replied Johnny tearfully, without looking up, "and I've just buried
him."
The neighbor was concerned, "That's an awfully big hole for a goldfish, isn't it?"
"Why yes," she replied, "every week my son gives me money, and what I don't need I
give to the church."
Johnny patted down the last heap of earth then replied, "That's because he's inside
your stupid cat!"
"That's wonderful, how much does he give you?"
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CHAPTER 17: The Animal Kingdom
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree
figured he could put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the
leopard. So, off he went. But the dog saw him heading after the leopard with great
speed, and figured that something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the
leopard, spilled the beans and struck a deal for himself with the leopard. The cat was
furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here monkey, hop on my back and see
what's going to happen to that conniving canine."
Pet Store
A tourist walked into a pet store and was looking at the animals on display. While he
was there, an Army Sergeant from the local Army Post walked in and said to the
shopkeeper, "I'll take an M1A monkey, please."
The man nodded, went over to a cage at the side of the store and took out a monkey.
He put a collar and leash on the monkey and handed it the soldier, saying, "That'll be
$1,000." The Sergeant paid and left with the monkey. Surprised, the tourist went over
to the shopkeeper and said, "That was a very expensive monkey. Most of them are
only a few hundred dollars. Why did that one cost so much?"
The dog saw the leopard coming with the monkey on his back, and thought, "What
am I going to do now?" But instead of running, the dog sat down with his back to his
attackers pretending he hadn't seen them yet. Just when they got close enough to
hear, the dog said, "Where's that monkey. I can never trust him. I sent him off half
an hour ago to bring me another leopard, and he's still not back yet!!"
The shopkeeper answered, "Ah, that M1A monkey can fire expert with pistol and rifle,
score 300 on the Army Physical Fitness Test, and perform Drill & Ceremony and
Small Unit Tactics with no mistakes. It's well worth the money."
The Vet Bill
A man brought a very limp dog into the veterinary clinic. As he lay the dog on the
table, the doctor pulled out his stethoscope, placing the receptor on the dog's chest.
After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm sorry, but your dog
has passed away."
The tourist looked at a monkey in another cage. "That one's even more expensive,
$10,000! What does it do?"
"Oh, that one is a "Maintenance Supervisor" monkey; it can instruct all levels of
maintenance on military aircraft and even do most of the paperwork. A very useful
monkey indeed," replied the shopkeeper.
"What?" screamed the man. "How can you tell? You haven't done any testing on him
or anything. I want another opinion!"
The tourist looked around a little longer and a third monkey in a cage. The price tag
read $50,000. The shocked tourist exclaimed, "That one costs more than all the
others put together! What could possibly make it worth that much?"
With that, the vet turned and left the room. In a few moments, he returned with a
Labrador Retriever. The Retriever went right to work, checking the poor dead dog out
thoroughly. After a considerable amount of sniffing, the Retriever sadly shook his
head and said "Bark."
The shopkeeper replied, "Well, I've never actually seen it do anything, but his papers
say he's a "Pilot."
The veterinarian then took the Labrador out and returned in a few moments with a
cat, who also checked out the poor dog on the table. As had his predecessors, the cat
sadly shook his head and said, "Meow." The cat then jumped off the table and ran
out of the room.
Safari Hunt
A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet dog along
for company. One day the dog starts chasing butterflies and before long he
discovered he was lost. Wandering about he noticed a leopard heading rapidly in his
direction with the obvious intention of having lunch. The dog thought, "Oh boy, I'm in
deep doo-doo now."
The veterinarian handed the man a bill for $600.
The dog's owner went postal. "$600!
outrageous!"
Just to tell me my dog is dead? This is
The vet shook his head sadly and explained. "If you had taken my word for it, the bill
would have been $50, but with the Lab work and the cat scan..."
Then he noticed some bones on the ground close by, and immediately settled down
to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard was
about to leap, the dog exclaimed loudly, "Man, that was one delicious leopard. I
wonder if there are any more around here?" Hearing this the leopard halted his attack
in mid stride, as a look of terror came over him, and slinked his way into the trees.
Crossbred Dogs
Labrador Retriever x Curly Coated Retriever = Lab Coat Retriever, the choice of
research scientists.
"Whew", said the leopard. "That was close. That dog nearly had me."
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Bull Terrier x Shitzu = Bullshitz, a gregarious but unreliable breed.
Kerry Blue Terrier x Skye Terrier = Blue Skye, a dog for visionaries.
But after a few months he gets "lonely", if you know what I mean! The pig starts to
look more and more attractive--soft, pink flesh, round buttocks, etc. But every time
this poor guy makes an advance towards the pig, the Doberman snarls at him and
once almost bit his leg off.
Great Pyrenees x Dachshund = Pyradachs, a puzzling breed.
Very frustrating.
Pekingnese x Lhasa Apso = Peekasso, an abstract dog.
One day the guy sees a speck on the horizon, so he swims out there and it turns out
to be a dinghy, cast adrift, and in the bottom of the boat is a beautiful woman,
unconscious. He drags her to shore and brings her into his hut and slowly nurses her
back health. Finally she is well enough to walk and she says to him "Thank you, thank
you for saving my life. I don't know how I can ever repay you. I'll do anything for you,
anything, just name it."
Pointer x Setter = Poinsetter, a traditional Christmas pet
Irish Water Spaniel x English Springer Spaniel = Irish Springer, a dog fresh and clean
as a whistle.
Newfoundland x Basset Hound = Newfound Asset Hound, a dog for financial
advisors.
The guy thinks for a minute and says "Would you mind taking my dog for a walk?"
Terrier x Bulldog = Terribull, a dog that makes awful mistakes.
Bloodhound x Labrador = Blabador, a dog that barks incessantly.
The Parrot
David received a parrot for his birthday. The parrot was fully grown with a bad
attitude and terrible vocabulary. Every other word was an expletive.
Malamute x Pointer = Moot Point, favorites of lawyers but ... it doesn't seem to matter.
Collie x Malamute = Commute, a dog that travels to work.
Those that weren't expletives were, to say the least, rude. David tried hard to change
the bird's attitude and was constantly saying polite words, played soft music, he did
anything he could think of. Nothing worked. He yelled at the bird, the bird got worse.
He shook the bird and the bird got madder and ruder.
Deerhound x Terrier = Derriere, a dog that's true to the end.
Flying Parrot
On reaching his plane seat, a man is surprised to see a parrot strapped in next to
him. He asks the stewardess for a coffee where upon the parrot squawks, "And get
me a whisky you cow."
Finally, in a moment of desperation, David put the parrot in the freezer. For a few
moments he heard the bird squawking and kicking and screaming and then,
suddenly, there was quiet.
David was frightened that he might have actually hurt the bird and quickly opened the
freezer door.
The stewardess, flustered, brings back a whisky for the parrot and forgets the coffee.
When this omission is pointed out to her, the parrot drains its glass and bawls, "And
get me another whisky you bitch."
The parrot calmly stepped out onto David's extended arm and said: "I'm sorry that I
might have offended you with my language and actions and ask for your forgiveness.
I will endeavor to correct my behavior."
Quite upset, the girl comes back shaking with another whisky but still no coffee.
Unaccustomed to such slackness, the man tries the parrot's approach, "I've asked
you twice for a coffee, go and get it now or I'll give you a slap."
David was astounded at the bird's change in attitude and was about to ask what had
changed him...when the parrot continued: "May I ask what the chicken did?"
Next moment, both he and the parrot have been wrenched up and thrown out of the
emergency exit by two burly stewards. Plunging downwards the parrot turns to him
and says, "For someone who can't fly, you're a lippy bastard."
Another Parrot
This guy decides that maybe he'd like to have a pet and goes to a pet shop. After
looking around he spots a parrot sitting on a little perch. It doesn't have any feet or
legs.
Piggy Business
A guy is stranded on an island with only a Doberman and a pig for company. There's
plenty of food and water, and the weather is beautiful, so he's doing alright.
The guy says out loud, "Geez, I wonder what happened to this parrot?"
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"I was born this way," says the parrot. "I'm a defective parrot."
"Then he lifted up the nightgown, got down on his knees and began to lick her body,
starting with her breasts slowly going down and down."
"Ha, ha," the guy laughs. "It sounded like this parrot actually understood what I said
and answered me."
The parrot pauses for a long time...
"I understood every word," says the parrot. "I am a highly intelligent, thoroughly
educated bird."
"What happened? What happened?" says the frantic guy.
"I don't know," says the Parrot, "I lost my grip and fell off the perch."
"Yeah?" the guy asks. "Then answer this: how do you hang onto your perch without
any feet?"
I Had To Take My Son's Hamster To The Vet
Here's what happened:
"Well," the parrot says, "this is a little embarrassing, but since you asked I'll tell you. I
wrap my little parrot penis around this wooden bar, kind of like a little hook. You can't
see it cause of my feathers."
Just after dinner one night, my son came up to tell me there was "something wrong"
with one of the two hamsters he holds prisoner in his room.
"Wow," says the guy, "you really can understand and answer, can't you?"
"He's just lying there looking sick," he told me.
"Of course. I speak both Spanish and English. I can converse with reasonable
competence on almost any subject: politics, religion, sports, physics, philosophy and I
am especially good at ornithology. You ought to buy me. I am a great companion."
"Oldest trick in the book, son," I informed him. "You go in to see what's wrong with the
sick one and the other one sneaks up behind you and bonks you on the head. Then
they change into your clothes and escape."
The guy looks at the $200 price tag. He says. "I can't afford that."
"I'm serious, Dad. Can you help?"
"Pssst," the parrot hisses, motioning the guy over with one wing. "Nobody wants me
cause I don't have any feet. You can get me for $20, just make an offer."
I put my best hamster-healer statement on my face and followed him into his
bedroom. One of the little rodents was indeed lying on his back, looking distressed. I
immediately knew what to do. Call the professional. "Honey," I called, "come look at
the hamster!"
The guy offers 20 dollars and walks out with the parrot. Weeks go by. The parrot is
sensational. He's funny, he's interesting, he's a great pal, he understands everything,
sympathizes, gives good advice. The guy is delighted.
"Oh, my gosh," my wife diagnosed after a minute. "She's having babies."
One day the guy comes home from work and the parrot says, "Pssst," and motions
him over with one wing. The guy goes up close to the cage.
"What?" my son demanded. "But their names are Bert and Ernie, Mom!"
"I don't know if I should tell you this or not", says the parrot, "but it's about your wife
and the mailman"
I was equally outraged. "Hey, how can that be? I thought we said we didn't want them
to reproduce," I accused my wife.
"What?" says the guy.
"Well, what did you want me to do, post a sign in their cage?" she inquired. (I actually
think she said this sarcastically!)
"Well," the parrot says, "when the mailman came to the door today your wife greeted
him in a sheer nightgown and kissed him on the mouth."
"No, but you were supposed to get two boys!" I reminded her, in my most loving,
calm, sweet voice.
"What happened then?" asks the guy.
"Yeah, Bert and Ernie!" my son agreed.
"Then the mailman came into the house and lifted up the nightgown and began
petting her all over," reports the parrot.
"Well, it's just a little hard to tell on some guys," she informed me. (Again with the
sarcasm you think?)
"My God!!" the guy says. "Then what?"
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By now the rest of the family had gathered to see what was going on. I shrugged,
deciding to make the best of it. "Kids, this is going to be a wondrous experience," I
announced. "We're about to witness the miracle of birth."
"Oh, perfectly," the vet assured us. "This hamster is not in labor. In fact, that isn't
EVER going to happen... Ernie is a boy."
"What!?"
"OH, gross!" they shrieked.
"You see, Ernie is a young male. And occasionally, as they come into maturity, male
hamsters will, master, er, er, ah..." He blushed, glancing at my wife. "Well, you know
what I'm saying, Mr. Cameron."
"Well, isn't THAT just great! What are we going to do with a litter of tiny little hamster
babies?" my wife wanted to know. (I really do think she was being snotty here, too.
Don't you?)
We were silent, absorbing this. "So Ernie's just... just... excited?" my wife offered.
"Well, when my parents' dogs had puppies, I took them up to the grocery store in a
cardboard box and gave them away," I recalled.
"Exactly," the vet replied, relieved that we understood. More silence.
"So what are you going to do, go up with a pair of tweezers so people can pick out
their hamster?" she asked. (Gotta love her!)
Then my vicious, cruel woman started to giggle. And giggle. And then even laugh
loudly.
We peered at the patient. After much struggling, what looked like a tiny foot would
appear briefly, vanishing a scant second later. "We don't appear to be making much
progress," I noted.
"What's so funny?" I demanded, knowing, but not believing that the woman I married
would commit the upcoming affront to my flawless Manliness.
Tears were now running down her face. "Just... That I'm picturing you pulling on its...
Its... Teeny little... " she gasped for more air to bellow in laughter once more.
"A breech birth," my wife whispered, horrified.
"Do something, Dad!" my son urged.
"That's enough," I warned. We thanked the veterinarian and hurriedly bundled the
hamster and our son back into the car. He was glad everything was going to be okay.
"I know Ernie is really thankful for what you've done, Dad," he told me.
"Okay, okay." Squeamishly, I reached in and grabbed the foot when it next appeared,
giving it a gingerly tug. It disappeared. I tried again, with the same results.
"Oh, you have NO idea," my wife agreed, collapsing into laughter as I gave her a dirty
look. (And women have the gall to go though the marriage ceremony with a
completely straight face. It's scary.)
"Should I dial 911?" my daughter wanted to know. "Maybe they could talk us through
the trauma." (You see a pattern here with my females?)
"Let's get Ernie to the vet," I said grimly.
Rudy the Cat
This is the story of the night my 10-year-old cat, Rudy, got his head stuck in the
garbage disposal. I knew at the time that the experience would be funny if the cat
survived, so let me tell you right up front that he's fine. Getting him out wasn't easy,
though, and the process included numerous home remedies, a plumber, two cops, an
emergency overnight veterinary clinic, a case of mistaken identity, five hours of panic,
and 15 minutes of fame.
We drove to the vet with my son holding the cage in his lap. "Breathe, Ernie, breathe,"
he urged.
"I don't think hamsters do Lamaze," his mother noted to him. (Women can be so
cruel to their own young. I mean what she does to me is one thing, but this boy is "of
her womb," for God's sake.)
The vet took Ernie back to the examining room and peered at the little animal through
a magnifying glass. "What do you think, Doc, an epidermal?" I suggested
scientifically.
My husband Rich and I had just returned from a 5-day vacation in the Cayman
Islands -- where I had been sick as a dog the whole time. We arrived home at 9 p.m.,
a day and a half later than we had planned because of airline problems. I still had
illness-related vertigo, and because of the flight delays had not been able to prepare
for the class I was supposed to teach at 8:40 the next morning. I sat down at my desk
to think about William Carlos Williams, and around 10 o'clock I heard Rich hollering
from the kitchen.
"Oh, very interesting," he murmured. "Mr. and Mrs. Cameron, may I speak to you
privately for a moment?" I gulped, nodding for my son to step outside.
"Is Ernie going to be okay?" my wife asked.
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I raced over to see what was wrong and spied Rich frantically rooting around under
the kitchen sink and Rudy -- or, rather, Rudy's headless body -- scrambling around in
the sink, his claws clicking in panic on the metal and his head stuck in the garbage
disposal. Rich had just ground up the skin of some smoked salmon in the disposal,
and when he left the room Rudy (who always was a pinhead) had gone in after it. It is
very disturbing to see the headless body of your cat in the sink. This is an animal that
I have slept with nightly for 10 years, who burrows under the covers and purrs against
my side, and who now looked like a fur-covered turkey carcass, defrosting in the sink
while it's still alive and kicking.
Rudy and trying not to succumb to the surreal-ness of the scene, with the weird
middle-of-the-night lighting, the room's occasional spinning, Lowell's spooky sound
effects, an apparently headless cat in my sink and six disembodied legs poking out
from under it. One good thing came of this: the guys did manage to get the bottom off
the disposal, so we could now see Rudy's face and knew he could breathe. But they
couldn't cut the flange without risking the cat. Stumped.
Officer Tom had another idea. "You know," he said, "I think the reason we can't get
him out is the angle of his head and body. (You can see where this is going, can't
you?) "If we could just get the sink out," he continued, "and lay it on its side, I'll bet we
could slip him out." That sounded like a good idea -- at this point, ANYTHING would
have sounded like a good idea -- and as it turned out, Officer Mike runs a plumbing
business on weekends; he knew how to take out the sink!
It was also disturbing to see Rich, Mr. Calm-in-any-Emergency, at his wit's end, trying
to simultaneously soothe Rudy and undo the garbage disposal, and failing at both,
and basically freaking out. Adding to the chaos was Rudy's twin brother Lowell, also
upset, racing around in circles, jumping onto the kitchen counter and alternately
licking Rudy's butt for comfort and biting it out of fear. Clearly, I had to do something.
First we tried to ease Rudy out of the disposal by lubricating his head and neck with
Johnson's baby shampoo (kept on hand for my nieces' visits) and butter-flavored
Crisco. Both failed, and a now-greasy Rudy kept struggling.
Again they went to work, the three pairs of legs sticking out from under the sink,
surrounded by an ever-increasing pile of tools and sink parts. They cut the electrical
supply, capped off the plumbing lines, unfastened the metal clamps, unscrewed all
the pipes, and about an hour later, viola! The sink was lifted gently out of the
countertop, with one guy holding the garbage disposal which contained Rudy's head)
up close to the sink (which contained Rudy's body).
Rich then decided to take apart the garbage disposal, which was a good idea, but he
couldn't do it. Turns out the thing is constructed like a metal onion: you peel off one
layer and another one appears, with Rudy's head still buried deep inside, stuck in a
hard plastic collar. My job during this process was to sit on the kitchen counter petting
Rudy, trying to calm him, with the room spinning (vertigo), Lowell howling (he's part
Siamese), and Rich clattering around under the sink with his tools. When all our
efforts failed, we sought professional help. I called our regular plumber, who actually
called me back quickly, even at
11 o'clock at night (thanks, Dave). He talked Rich through further layers of disposal
dismantling, but still we couldn't reach Rudy. I called the 1-800 number for
Insinkerator (no response), a pest removal service that advertises 24-hour service (no
response), an all-night emergency veterinary clinic (who had no experience in this
matter), and finally, in desperation, 9-1-1.
We laid the sink on its side, but even at this more favorable angle, Rudy stayed stuck.
Officer Tom's radio beeped, calling him away on some kind of real police business.
As he was leaving, though, he had another good idea. "You know," he said, "I don't
think we can get him out while he's struggling so much. We need to get the cat
sedated. If he were limp, we could slide him out." And off he went, regretfully, a cat
lover still worried about Rudy.
The remaining three of us decided that getting Rudy sedated was a good idea, but
Rich and I were new to the area. We knew that the overnight emergency veterinary
clinic was only a few minutes away, but we didn't know exactly how to get there. "I
know where it is!" declared Officer Mike. "Follow me!" So Mike got into his patrol car,
Rich got into the driver's seat of our car, and I got into the back, carrying the kitchen
sink, what was left of the garbage disposal, and Rudy.
I could see that Rudy's normally pink paw pads were turning blue. The fire
department, I figured, gets cats out of trees; maybe they could get one out of a
garbage disposal. The dispatcher had other ideas and offered to send over two
policemen. The cops arrived close to midnight and turned out to be quite nice. More
importantly, they were also able to think rationally, which we were not. They were, of
course, astonished by the situation. "I've never seen anything like this," Officer Mike
kept saying. (The unusual circumstances helped us get quickly on a first-name basis
with our cops.) Officer Tom, who expressed immediate sympathy for our plight ("I've
had cats all my life," he said), also had an idea. Evidently we needed a certain tool, a
tiny, circular rotating saw, that could cut through the heavy plastic flange encircling
Rudy's neck without hurting Rudy. Officer Tom happened to own one. "I live just five
minutes from here," he said. "I'll go get it."
It was now about 2:00 a.m. We followed Officer Mike for a few blocks when I decided
to put my hand into the garbage disposal to pet Rudy's face, hoping I could comfort
him. Instead, my sweet, gentle bedfellow chomped down on my finger really hard and
wouldn't let go. My scream reflex kicked into gear. Rich slammed on the brakes,
hollering "What? What happened? Should I stop?" "No," I managed to get out
between screams, "just keep driving. Rudy's biting me, but we've got to get to the vet.
Just go!"
Rich turned his attention back to the road, where Officer Mike took a turn we hadn't
expected, and we followed. After a few minutes Rudy let go, and as I stopped
screaming, I looked up to discover that we were wandering aimlessly through an
industrial park, in and out of empty parking lots, past little streets that didn't look at all
familiar. "Where's he taking us?" I asked. "We should have been there ten minutes
He soon returned, and the three of them -- Rich and the two policemen -- got under
the sink together to cut through the garbage disposal. I sat on the counter, holding
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ago!" Rich was as mystified as I was, but all we knew to do was follow the police car
until, finally, he pulled into a church parking lot and we pulled up next to him.
editor was interested, too; did I have a picture of Rudy? The next day Rudy was frontpage news, under the ridiculous headline "Catch of the Day Lands Cat in Hot Water."
As Rich rolled down the window to ask Officer Mike, where are were going, the cop,
who was not Mike, rolled down his window and asked, "Why are you following me?"
Once Rich and I recovered from our shock at having tailed the wrong cop car and the
policeman from his pique at being stalked, he led us quickly to the emergency vet,
where Mike greeted us by holding open the door, exclaiming "Where were you guys?"
There were some noteworthy repercussions to the newspaper article. Mr. Huskey had
somehow inferred that I called 9-1-1 because I thought Rich, my husband, was going
into shock, although how he concluded this from my comment that "his pads were
turning blue," I don't quite understand. So the first thing I had to do was call Rich at
work -- Rich, who had worked tirelessly to free Rudy -- and swear that I had been
misquoted.
It was lucky that Mike got to the vet's ahead of us, because we hadn't thought to call
and warn them about what was coming. (Clearly, by this time we weren't really
thinking at all.) We brought in the kitchen sink containing Rudy, and the garbage
disposal containing his head, and the clinic staff was ready. They took his
temperature (which was down 10 degrees) and his oxygen level (which was half of
normal), and the vet declared, "This cat is in serious shock. We've got to sedate him
and get him out of there immediately." When I asked if it was OK to sedate a cat in
shock, the vet said grimly, "We don't have a choice." With that, he injected the cat.
Rudy went limp and the vet squeezed about half a tube of K-Y jelly onto the cat's
neck and pulled him free.
When I arrived at work myself, I was famous; people had been calling my secretary
all morning to inquire about Rudy's health. When I called our regular vet (whom I had
met only once) to make a follow-up appointment for Rudy, the receptionist asked, "Is
this the famous Rudy's mother?" When I took my car in for routine maintenance a
few days later, Dave, my mechanic, said, "We read about your cat. Is he OK?" When
I called a tree surgeon about my dying red oak, he asked if I knew the person on that
street whose cat had been in the garbage disposal. And when I went to get my hair
cut, the shampoo person told me the funny story her grandma had read in the paper,
about a cat that got stuck in the garbage disposal.
Then the whole team jumped into "code blue" mode. (I know this from watching a lot
of ER.) They laid Rudy on a cart where one person hooked up IV fluids, another put
little socks on his paws ("You'd be amazed how much heat they lose through their
footpads," she said), one covered him with hot water bottles and a blanket, and
another took a blow-dryer to warm up Rudy's now very gunky head. The fur on his
head dried in stiff little spikes, making him look pathetically punk as he lay there, limp
and motionless.
Even today, over a year later, people ask about Rudy, which a 9-year-old neighbor
had always called "the Adventure Cat" because he used to climb on the roof of her
house and peer in the second-story window at her. I don't know what the moral of this
story is, but I do know that this "adventure" cost me $1,100 in emergency vet bills,
follow-up vet care, new sink, new plumbing, new electrical wiring, and new garbage
disposal -- one with a cover. The vet can no longer say he's seen everything but the
kitchen sink.
At this point they sent Rich, Mike, and me to sit in the waiting room while they tried to
bring Rudy back to life. I told Mike he didn't have to stay, but he just stood there,
shaking his head. "I've never seen anything like this," he said again and again. At
about 3 a.m., the vet came in to tell us that the prognosis was good for a full recovery.
They needed to keep Rudy overnight to re-hydrate him and give him something for
the brain swelling they assumed he had, but if all went well, we could take him home
the following night. Just in time to hear the good news, Officer Tom rushed in, having
finished with his real police work and still concerned about Rudy.
I wanted to thank Officers Tom and Mike by giving them gift certificates to the local
hardware store, but was told that they couldn't accept gifts, and that I would put them
in a bad position if I tried. So I wrote a letter to the Police Chief praising their good
deeds and sent individual thank you notes to Tom and Mike, complete with pictures of
Rudy, so they could see what he looks like with his head on. And Rudy, whom we
originally got for free (or so we thought), still sleeps with me under the covers on cold
nights, and, unaccountably, still sometimes prowls the sink, hoping for fish.
Rich and I got back home about 3:30. We hadn't unpacked from our trip, I was still
intermittently dizzy, and I still hadn't prepared for my 8:40 class. "I need a vacation," I
said, and while I called the office to leave a message canceling my class, Rich made
us a pitcher of martinis. I slept late the next day and then badgered the vet about
Rudy's condition until he said that Rudy could come home later that day.
Come In
A Jehova's Witness knocked on the front door of a home, and heard a faint, high
pitched, "Come In."
I was working on the suitcases when the phone rang. "Hi, this is Steve Huskey from
the Norristown Times-Herald," a voice said. "Listen, I was just going through the
police blotter from last night. Um, do you have a cat?" So I told Steve the whole story,
which interested him immensely. A couple hours later he called back to say that his
He knocked again and heard again the high pitched "Come In."
He tried the door and it was locked, so he went around to the back door.
As he entered the kitchen a large, mean, snarling Doberman met him.
As he plastered himself against the wall he called out for help.
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4.
In one smooth movement, put the cat in the toilet and close both lids (you may
need to stand on the lid so that he cannot escape).
5.
CAUTION: Do not get any part of your body too close to the edge, as his paws
will be reaching out for any vulnerable surface they can find.
6.
Flush the toilet three or four times. This provides a "power wash and rinse"
which I have found to be quite effective.
Have someone open the door to the outside and ensure that there are no people
between the toilet and the outside door.
Stand behind the toilet as far as you can, and quickly lift both lids.
The now-clean cat will rocket out of the toilet, and run outside where he will dry
himself.
Again, he heard the "Come In."
He slid down the wall to the living room to see a parrot in cage.
He said, "For Pete's sake, is that all you can say is 'Come In'?"
The parrot laughed and said, "Sic Him!"
7.
8.
9.
Famous Pig
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Denver Broncos' John Elway may be the Super Bowl's
Most Valuable Player, but Pennsylvania can lay claim to the Most Valuable Pig.
JOB DONE!
Lulu, a 150 pound potbellied pig who saved her owners' life, received a Trooper
Award Tuesday from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(ASPCA) for going above and beyond the call of the wild.
Energizer Bunny Found Dead!!
Today, the world was stunned by the news of the death of the Energizer Bunny. He
was six years old. Authorities believe that the death occurred approximately 8:42 last
evening.
In August 1997, Lulu ran into the street outside her owners' mobile vacation home on
Lake Erie and fetched a passing motorist to rescue her owner, JoAnn Altsman, who
was having a heart attack.
Lulu lured the Good Samaritan by lying in the middle of the road and doing her “dead
piggy trick” four feet sticking straight up in the air.
Best known as the irritating pink bunny that kept going, and going, and going.
"Pinkie", as he was known to his friends and family, was alone at the time of his
death.
The rescuer, still unidentified, called the police and Altsman was taken to a hospital.
Doctors said she could have died if help had come much later.
An emergency autopsy was performed early this morning. Chief Medical Examiner,
DuraCell, concluded that the cause of death was acute cardiac arrest induced by
sexual over-stimulation.
“She's our guardian angel,” Altsman said. “She truly saved my life.”
Lulu herself seemed nonplused by all the media attention she got at the ASPCA's
annual National Humane Awards Luncheon. Asked how she felt about receiving the
award, Lulu just belched and shifted her ample frame into a more comfortable
position.
Apparently, someone had put the batteries in backwards and he kept coming, and
coming, and coming...
Cat Haiku
You never feed me.
Perhaps I'll sleep on your face.
That will sure show you.
Lulu was among several animals that received Trooper Awards. Other animals feted
were Abner, a former shelter dog from Long Island which saved his family from a fire,
and Aspen, an Urban Search and Rescue dog which has rescued hundreds of
disaster victims.
You must scratch me there!
Yes, above my tail!
Behold, elevator butt.
Aspen and her owner, Anthony Fernandez, recently returned from earthquake rescue
operations in Armenia, Colombia, where Aspen was credited with finding five bodies.
I need a new toy.
Tail of black dog keeps good time.
Pounce! Good dog! Good dog!
How to Bathe a Cat - New Method
1. Thoroughly clean the toilet.
2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water, and have both lids lifted.
3. Obtain the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom.
The rule for today
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Touch my tail, I shred your hand.
New rule tomorrow.
has been trapped by newspaper!
Cat to the rescue!
In deep sleep hear sound
cat vomit hairball somewhere
will find in morning.
Humans are so strange.
Mine lies still in bed, then screams
My claws are not that sharp.
Grace personified.
I leap into the window.
I meant to do that.
Cats meow out of angst
"Thumbs! If only we had thumbs!
We could break so much!"
Blur of motion, then -silence, me, a paper bag.
What is so funny?
Litter box not here
You must have moved it again
I'll crap in the sink
The mighty hunter
Returns with gifts of plump birds -your foot just squashed one.
The Big Ones snore now
Every room is dark and cold
Time for "Cup Hockey"
You're always typing.
Well, let's see you ignore my
sitting on your hands.
We're almost equals
I purr to show I love you
Want to smell my butt?
My small cardboard box.
You cannot see me if I
can just hide my head.
How To Give A Cat A Pill...
1. Pick cat up and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby. Position
right forefinger and thumb on either side of cat's mouth and gently apply pressure
to cheeks while holding pill in right hand. As cat opens mouth pop pill into mouth.
Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.
2. Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa. Cradle cat in left arm and
repeat process.
3. Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.
4. Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm holding rear paws tightly with
left hand. Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger.
Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
5. Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe. Call spouse from
garden.
6. Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws.
Ignore low growls emitted by cat. Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand
while forcing wooden ruler into mouth. Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat
vigorously.
7. Retrieve cat from curtain rail, get another pill from foil wrap. Make note to buy
new ruler and repair curtains. Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from
hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
8. Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from
below armpit. Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and
blow down drinking straw.
Terrible battle.
I fought for hours. Come and see!
What's a 'term paper'?
Kitty likes plastic
Confuses for litter box
Don't leave tarp around
Small brave carnivores
Kill pine cones and mosquitoes
Fear vacuum cleaner
I want to be close
to you. Can I fit my head
inside your armpit?
Wanna go outside.
Oh, shit! Help! I got outside!
Let me back inside!
Oh no! Big One
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9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans, drink glass of water to take
taste away. Apply Band-Aid to spouse's fore arm and remove blood from carpet
with cold water and soap.
Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed. Get another pill. Place cat in cupboard and
close door onto neck to leave head showing. Force mouth open with dessert
spoon. Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges. Apply
cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus jab. Throw
Tee-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
Ring fire brigade to retrieve cat from tree across the road. Apologize to neighbor
who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat. Take last pill from foil wrap.
Tie cat's front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of
dining table, find heavy duty pruning gloves from shed. Push pill into mouth
followed by large piece of fillet steak. Hold head vertically and pour 2 pints of
water down throat to wash pill down.
Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room, sit quietly while doctor stitches
fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye. Call furniture shop
on way home to order new table.
Arrange for SPCA to collect cat and ring local pet shop to see if they have any
hamsters.
running. Do you think we could have roller skates so that we don't have to run
anymore?"
The Lord says, "Say no more" and fits each mouse with beautiful new roller skates.
About a week later, the Lord stops by to see the cat and finds him snoozing on the
pillow.
The Lord gently wakes the cat and asks him, "How are things since you got here?"
The cat stretches and yawns, then replies, "It is wonderful here. Better than I could
have ever expected. And those 'Meals On Wheels' you've been sending by are the
best!"
Idiots in the Neighborhood
I live in a semi-rural area. We recently had a new neighbor call the local township
administrative office to request the removal of the Deer Crossing sign on our road.
The reason: Many deer were being hit by cars and he no longer wanted them to cross
there.
How to give a dog a pill:
1.
2.
Dogs
Two guys are walking their dogs on a hot day. The first guy, who has a Doberman,
says 'Hey let's go in that bar and grab a cold beer'. The second guy, who has a
Chihuahua, says 'They won't let us in with our dogs!' The first guy says 'No problem,
we'll tell 'em that they're seeing-eye dogs.'
Wrap it in bacon.
Feed it to dog
Done!
The first guy goes into the bar and the bartender says, 'Hey! You can't come in here
with that dog!'
Cats in Heaven
One day, a cat dies of natural causes and goes to heaven, where he meets the Lord
Himself.
The first guy says, 'This is my seeing-eye dog...Dobermans are much better than
German Shepards...smarter and stronger.' The bartender lets him in.
The Lord says to the cat, "You lived a good life, and if there is any way I can make
your stay in heaven more comfortable, please let me know."
The second guy goes into the bar and the bartender says 'Hey! You can't come in
here with that dog!'
The cat thinks for a moment and says, "Lord, all my life I have lived with a poor family
and had to sleep on a hard wooden floor."
The second guy says, 'It's OK, he's my seeing-eye dog.' The bartender says 'A
Chihuahua?' The second guy says 'What? They gave me a Chihuahua?'
The Lord stops the cat and says, "Say no more," and a wonderful, fluffy pillow
appears.
Russians
The Americans and Russians at the height of the arms race realized that if they
continued in the usual manner they were going to blow up the whole world. One day
they sat down and decided to settle the whole dispute with one dog fight.
A few days later, six mice are killed in a tragic farming accident, and all of them go to
heaven. Again, the Lord is there to greet them with the same offer.
The mice answer, "All our lives we have been chased. We have had to run from cats,
dogs, and even women with brooms. Running, running, running; we're tired of
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Each side would have five years to breed the best fighting dog in the world and which
ever side's dog won would be entitled to dominate the world.
"I am scared!" She pleaded. "What if it starts going and sucks me in?" (Pause)
"C'mon, it'll only take a second."
The Russians found the biggest meanest Doberman and Rottweiler female dogs in
the world and bred them with the biggest meanest Siberian wolves. They selected
only the biggest and strongest puppy from each litter to rebreed.
So out I came, dripping wet and buck-naked, hoping to make a statement about how
her cowardly behavior was, but not without consequence.
I crouched down and stuck my head under the sink to find the button. It is the last
action I remember performing. It struck without warning, without respect to my
circumstances.
After five years the biggest meanest dog the world that had ever been seen had been
bread. Its cage needed steel bars that were 5” thick and nobody could get near it.
When the day came for the dogfight, the Americans showed up with a strange animal.
It was a NINE foot long Dachshund. Everyone felt sorry for the Americans because
they knew there was no way that this dog could possibly last ten seconds with the
Russian dog.
Nay, it wasn't a hexed disposal drawing me into its gnashing metal teeth.
It was our new kitty, clawing playfully at the dangling objects she spied between my
legs. She had been poised around the corner and stalked me as I took the bait under
the sink.
When the cages were opened up, the Dachshund came out of its cage and slowly
waddled over towards the Russian dog. The Russian dog snarled and leaped out of
its cage and charged the American dachshund. But, when it got close enough to bite
the Dachshund's neck, the Dachshund opened it's mouth and consumed the entire
Russian dog in one bite.
At precisely the second I was most vulnerable, she leapt at the toys I unwittingly
offered and snagged them with her needle-like claws.
Now when men feel pain or even sense danger anywhere close to their masculine
region, they lose all rational thought to control orderly bodily movements.
Instinctively, their nerves compel the body to contort inwardly, while rising upwardly at
a violent rate of speed.
There was nothing left of the Russian dog. The Russians came up to the Americans
shaking their heads in disbelief. "We don't understand how this could have happened.
We had our best people working for five years with the meanest Doberman and
Rottweiler female dogs in the world and the biggest meanest Siberian wolves."
Not even a well-trained monk could calmly stand with his groin supporting the full
weight of a kitten and rectify the situation in a step-by-step manner.
"That's nothing", one of the American replied. "We had our best plastic surgeons
working for five years to make an alligator look like a Dachshund."
Wild animals are sometimes faced with a "fight or flight" syndrome. Men, in this
predicament, choose only the "flight" option.
Fleeing straight up, I knew at that moment how a cat feels when it is alarmed. It was a
dismal irony. But, whereas cats seek great heights to escape, I never made it that far.
The sink and cabinet bluntly impeded my ascent; the impact knocked me out cold.
Cat Got Your Tongue?
Calling in sick to work makes me uncomfortable. No matter how legitimate my illness,
I always sense my boss thinks I am lying. On one occasion, I had a valid reason, but
lied anyway because the truth was too humiliating.
When I awoke my wife and the paramedics stood over me. Having been fully briefed
by my wife, the paramedics snorted as they tried to conduct their work while
suppressing their hysterical laughter.
I simply mentioned that I had sustained a head injury and I hoped I would feel up to
coming in the next day. By then, I could think up a doozy to explain the bandage on
my crown.
At the office, colleagues tried to coax an explanation out of me. I kept silent, claiming
it was too painful to talk.
The accident occurred mainly because I conceded to my wife's wishes to adopt a cute
little kitty. Initially the new acquisition was no problem, but one morning I was taking
my shower after breakfast when I heard my wife, Deb, call out to me from the kitchen.
"What's the matter, cat got your tongue?"
If they had only known!!
"Ed! The garbage disposal is dead. Come reset it."
You know where the button is," I protested through the shower (pitter-patter). "Reset it
yourself!"
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Watch Your Wishes
Mr. Bear and Mr. Rabbit didn't like each other very much. One day, while walking
through the woods, they came across a golden frog. They were amazed when the
frog talked to them. The golden frog admitted that he didn't often meet anyone, but,
when he did, he always gave them six wishes. He told them that they could have 3
wishes each.
He wished that all the bears in the neighboring forests were females as well, and the
frog granted his wish. Mr. Rabbit then wished for a motorcycle. It appeared before
him, and he climbed on board and started revving the engine.
Mr. Bear could not believe it and complained that Mr. Rabbit had wasted two wishes
that he could have had for himself. Shaking his head, Mr. Bear made his final wish,
that all the other bears in the world were females as well, leaving him as the only
male bear in the world. The frog replied that it had been done, and they both turned
to Mr. Rabbit for his last wish.
Mr. Bear immediately wished that all the other bears in the forest were females.
The frog granted his wish. Mr. Rabbit, after thinking for a while, wished for a crash
helmet. One appeared immediately, and he placed it on his head.
Mr. Rabbit revved the engine, thought for a second, then said, "I wish that Mr. Bear
was gay!" and rode off as fast as he could!
Mr. Bear was amazed at Mr. Rabbit's wish, but carried on with his second wish.
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1. "Eat me!!"
CHAPTER 18: Things Famous People Say and Do
[Copyright 2001 by Chris White]
Anthony and Martha
The newest showbiz power couple: Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins and Martha
Stewart, the Diva of Doilies, are supposedly dating.
You know, some lists practically write themselves...
Sherlock Holmes and The Great Outdoors
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson go on a camping trip, set up their tent, and fall
asleep. Some hours later, Holmes wakes his faithful friend.
The Top 16 Things Overheard on an Anthony Hopkins/Martha Stewart Date
"Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."
16. "Oh, you meant you'd give me *a* head tonight? That's very different then, isn't
it?"
Watson replies, "I see millions of stars."
"What does that tell you?"
15. "A census taker tried to survey me once. I made a lovely autumn floral swag out
of his liver."
Watson ponders for a minute. "Astronomically speaking, it tells me that there are
millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that
Saturn is in Leo. Timewise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three.
Theologically, it's evident the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant.
Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell
you?"
14. "Is that a femur in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?"
13. "Oh God, Tony, that's a *very* good thing!"
12. "Finger sandwiches, chopped liver, and a real bloody Mary. Now *that's* a good
thing."
Holmes is silent for a moment, then speaks. "Watson, you idiot, someone has stolen
our tent."
11. "Now this dessert I call 'Medulla Oblon-Gelato'."
10. "...And this muzzle of yours can double as a strainer for pasta or for intestines."
Quotable Quotes
"I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." --Thomas Watson,
chairman of IBM, 1943
9. "Gnawing on the phalanges is permissible, but should always be accompanied by
fingerbowls."
8. "Martha, so help me, if you use the word 'potpourri' as a verb one more time, I'll kill
both of us with this butter knife!"
"I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best
people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the
year." --The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957
7. "Go for my sweetbreads if you dare, Liverlips -- I've got a glue gun and I'm not
afraid to use it."
"But what... is it good for?" --Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division
of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip
6. "No, dear, you eat spleen with *this* fork."
"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." --Ken Olson,
president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977
5. "Do that damned 'fth-fth-fth-fth-fth' thing one more time, and I'll gag you with this
lovely handcrafted doily!"
"This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means
of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." --Western Union
internal memo, 1876
4. "Put a doily under that liver, pig."
3. "Has the rack of lamb stopped screaming, Martha?"
"The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a
message sent to nobody in particular?" --David Sarnoff's associates in response to
his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s
2. "The lady will have the linguini with clam sauce, and I'll just eat off her face."
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"The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the
idea must be feasible." --A Yale University management professor in response to
Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to
found Federal Express (FedEX)
"Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value." --Marechal Ferdinand Foch,
Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre
"Everything that can be invented has been invented." --Charles H. Duell,
Commissioner, U.S. Office of Patents, 1899
"Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?" --H.M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927
"Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction." --Pierre Pachet, Professor of
Physiology at Toulouse, 1872
"I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper."
--Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone With The Wind."
"The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the
wise and humane surgeon." --Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed
Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873
"A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes
crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make." --Response to Debbie
Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies.
"We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out." --Decca Recording
Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962
More Quotes
A magazine ran a Dilbert quotes contest. These are quotes from actual managerial
staff.
"Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible." --Lord Kelvin, president, Royal
Society, 1895
"As of tomorrow, employees will only be able to access the building using individual
security cards. Pictures will be taken next Wednesday and employees will receive
their cards in two weeks." (This was the winning quote from Charles Hurst at Sun
Microsystems)
"If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full
of examples that said you can't do this." --Spencer Silver on the work that led to the
unique adhesives for 3M "Post-It" Notepads
"What I need is a list of specific unknown problems we will encounter."
"So we went to Atari and said, 'Hey, we've got this amazing thing, even built with
some of your parts, and what do you think about funding us? Or we'll give it to you.
We just want to do it. Pay our salary, we'll come work for you.' And they said, 'No.' So
then we went to Hewlett-Packard, and they said, 'Hey, we don't need you. You
haven't got through college yet.'" --Apple Computer Inc. founder Steve Jobs on
attempts to get Atari and HP interested in his and Steve Wozniak's personal computer
"How long is this Beta guy going to keep testing our stuff?"
"Email is not to be used to pass on information or data. It should only be used for
company business."
"Turnover is good for the company, as it proves that we are doing a good job in
training people."
"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the
need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to
lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools." --1921 New York Times
editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work
"This project is so important, we can't let things that are more important interfere with
it."
"You want to have consistent and uniform muscle development across all of your
muscles? It can't be done. It's just a fact of life. You just have to accept inconsistent
muscle development as an unalterable condition of weight training." --Response to
Arthur Jones, who solved the "unsolvable" problem by inventing Nautilus
"Doing it right is no excuse for not meeting the schedule."
"No one will believe you solved this problem in one day! We've been working on it for
months. Now, go act busy for a few weeks and I'll let you know when it's time to tell
them."
"Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy." --Drillers
who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill for oil in 1859
Still More Quotes
"Smoking kills, and if you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life." Antismoking spokesperson Brooke Shields
"Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." --Irving Fisher,
Professor of Economics, Yale University, 1929
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"We are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not occur." Former U.S. VicePresident Dan Quayle
"The loss of life will be irreplaceable." Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle on the
San Francisco earthquake
"The President has kept all of the promises he intended to keep." Clinton aide George
Stephanopolous speaking on Larry King Live
"That lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass, and I'm just
the one to do it." A congressional candidate in Texas
"The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder." Former
Chicago mayor Daley during the infamous 1968 convention
"It is necessary for me to establish a winner image. Therefore, I have to beat
somebody." Richard M. Nixon
"If you've seen one redwood tree, you've seen them all." Foresty expert Ronald
Reagan
"The government is not doing enough about cleaning up the environment. This is a
good planet." Mr. New Jersey contestant when asked what he would do with a million
dollars.
"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas." Former Australian
cabinet minister Keppel Enderbery
"Things are more like they are now than they ever were before." Former U.S.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
"It is wonderful to be here in the great state of Chicago." Former U.S. Vice-President
Dan Quayle
"A billion here, a billion there, sooner or later it adds up to real money." Everett
Dirksen
"The streets are safe in Philadelphia, it's only the people that make them unsafe."
Former Philadelphia Mayor and Police Chief
Frank Rizzo
"A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on." Samuel Goldwyn
"The Internet is a great way to get on the Net." Republican presidential candidate Bob
Dole
"It is bad luck to be superstitious." Andrew Mathis
"I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were
great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying
to keep it for themselves." John Wayne (former Republican Fund Raiser and
occasional actor)
"He was a man of great statue." Boston mayor Thomas Menino on former mayor
John Collins
"Half this game is ninety percent mental."
Ozark
"It's like an Alcatraz around my neck." Boston mayor Thomas Menino on the shortage
of city parking spaces
"Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind." General
William Westmoreland
"They're multipurpose. Not only do they put the clips on, but they take them off." Pratt
& Whitney spokesperson explaining why the company charged the Air Force nearly
$1000 for an ordinary pair of pliers.
"What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful.
How true that is." Former U.S. Vice-President Dan Quayle at a fundraising event for
the United Negro College Fund. He was attempting to quote the line "a mind is a
terrible thing to waste"
"We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees." Jason Kidd, upon his drafting to
the Dallas Mavericks
Philadelphia Phillies manager Danny
"If you let that sort of thing go on, your bread and butter will be cut right out from
under your feet." Former British foreign minister Ernest Bevin
"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the
president." Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents
“If you ever see me getting beaten by the police, put down the video camera and
come help me." --Bobcat Goldthwait
"When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results."
Former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge
"I've been doing the Fonda workout: the Peter Fonda workout. That's where I wake
up, take a hit of acid, smoke a joint, and go to my sister's house and ask her for
money." --Kevin Meaney
"China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese." Former French President
Charles De Gaulle
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"Thou shall not kill. Thou shall not commit adultery. Don't eat pork. I'm sorry, what
was that last one?? Don't eat pork. God has spoken. Is that the word of God or is
that pigs trying to outsmart everybody?" --Jon Stewart
"I worry that the person who thought up Muzak may be thinking up something else."
--Lily Tomlin
"Some women hold up dresses that are so ugly and they always say the same thing:
'This looks much better on.' On what? On fire?" --Rita Rudner
"My mom said she learned how to swim. Someone took her out in the lake and threw
her off the boat. That's how she learned how to swim. I said, 'Mom, they weren't
trying to teach you how to swim.' " --Paula Poundstone
"I was raised by just my mom. See, my father died when I was eight years old. At
least, that's what he told us in the letter."
--Drew Carey
"In elementary school, in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line
from smallest to tallest. What is the logic? Do tall people burn slower?" --Warren
Hutcherson
"The ad in the paper said 'Big Sale. Last Week.' Why advertise? I already missed it.
They're just rubbing it in."--Yakov Smirnoff
"I voted for the Democrats because I didn't like the way the Republicans were running
the country. Which is turning out to be like shooting yourself in the head to stop your
headache." --Jack Mayberry
"Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease." --Bill Maher
"You know how to tell if the teacher is hung over?? Movie Day."--Jay Mohr
"I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I
figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always
locking three." --Elayne Boosler
"Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains, a pretty violent image
there. I think if you've got a T-shirt with a bloodstain all over it, maybe laundry isn't
your biggest problem. Maybe you should get rid of the body before you do the wash."
--Jerry Seinfeld
"Ever wonder if illiterate people get the full effect of alphabet soup?" –John Mendoza
"Today I met with a subliminal advertising executive for just a second." --Steven
Wright
"I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's
such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have
photographs of her." --Ellen DeGeneres
"Relationships are hard. It's like a full-time job, and we should treat it like one. If your
boyfriend or girlfriend wants to leave you, they should give you two weeks' notice.
There should be severance pay, and before they leave you, they should have to find
you a temp." --Bob Ettinger
"If God doesn't destroy Hollywood Boulevard, he owes Sodom and Gomorrah an
apology." --Jay Leno
"Chihuahua. There's a waste of dog food. Looks like a dog that is still far away."
-Billiam Coronell
"A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men.
I just want to say to the authors of that study: Duh." --Conan O'Brien
"If your parents never had children, chances are you won't either." –Dick Cavett
"When I was a kid, I had two friends, and they were imaginary and they would only
play with each other." --Rita Rudner
"I haven't taken my Christmas lights down.
--Winston Spear
"I have such poor vision I can date anybody." --Garry Shandling
They look so nice on the pumpkin."
"I was a vegetarian until I started leaning towards sunlight." --Rita Rudner
"I always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." -- Lily
Tomlin
"Every time a baseball player grabs his crotch, it makes him spit. That's why you
should never date a baseball player." --Marsha Warfield
"I planted some bird seed. A bird came up. Now I don't know what to feed it."
--Steven Wright
"Did you ever walk in a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs
spend their lives." --Sue Murphy
"I don't kill flies but I like to mess with their minds. I hold them above globes. They
freak out and yell, 'Whoa, I'm way too high!'" --Bruce Baum
"My grandfather's a little forgetful, but he likes to give me advice. One day, he took
me aside and left me there." --Ron Richards
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"I met a new girl at a barbecue, very pretty, a blonde I think. I don't know, her hair
was on fire, and all she talked about was herself. You know these kind of girls: 'I'm
hot. I'm on fire. Me, me, me.' You know. 'Help me, put me out.' Come on, could we
talk about me just a little bit?" --Garry Shandling
On the difference between men and women: "On the one hand, we'll never
experience childbirth. On the other hand, we can open all our own jars." -- Bruce
Willis
"Where lipstick is concerned, the important thing is not color, but to accept God's final
word on where your lips end." --Jerry Seinfeld
"And God said: 'Let there be Satan, so people don't blame everything on me. And let
there be lawyers, so people don't blame everything on Satan.'" -- George Burns
"I think that's how Chicago got started. A bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm
enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west.' "
--Richard Jeni
"Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships." -Sharon Stone
"There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane: Either you have
diarrhea, or you're anxious to meet people who do." -- Henry Kissenger (former US
Secretary of State)
"Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography." --Paul Rodriguez
"What do people mean when they say the computer went down on me?" –Marilyn
Pittman
"My girlfriend always laughs during sex - no matter what she's reading." -- Steve
Jobs (Founder: Apple Computers)
"Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my fishburger
and I realize Oh my God... I could be eating a slow learner." --Lynda Montgomery
”Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he never
forgets oral sex, no matter how bad it is." -- Barbara Bush (Former US First Lady)
“Well, that's the sort of blinkered, Phillistine pig-ignorance I've come to expect from
you non-creative garbage!” --John Cleese
"My cousin just died. He was only 19. He got stung by a bee – the natural enemy of a
tightrope walker." -- Dan Rather (News anchorman)
When asked why his later songs lacked the bite of his earlier work, Bob Dylan replied,
"It's hard to be a bitter millionaire."
"I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with 'Guess' on it. I said, 'Thyroid problem?'" -Arnold Schwarzenegger
“Ah, yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his
wallet.” --Robin Williams
"Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport
for white men dressed like black pimps." -- Tiger Woods
“Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of
the month that I can be myself.” --Rosanne
"Things you'll never hear a woman say: 'My, what an attractive scrotum!'" -- Patricia
Arquette
If you want to say it with flowers, a single rose says: "I'm cheap!" --Delta Burke
"I read somewhere that 77 per cent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm
more intrigued by the 23 per cent who are apparently doing quite well for
themselves." -- Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead)
We have women in the military, but they don't put us in the front lines. They don't
know if we can fight, if we can kill. I think we can. All the general has to do is walk
over to the women and say, "You see the enemy over there? They say you look fat in
those uniforms." --Elayne Boosler
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -- Jack Nicholson
“There's a new medical crisis. Doctors are reporting that many men are having
allergic reactions to latex condoms. They say they cause severe swelling. So what's
the problem?” --Jay Leno
"Some luck likes in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you
have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would
have wanted had you known." -- Garrison Keillor
“If you can't beat them, arrange to have them beaten.” --George Carlin
“Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very
much.” --G.K. Chesterton
“The problem with the designated driver program, it's not a desirable job. But if you
ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night, drop them off at
the wrong house.” --Jeff Foxworthy
“There are two kinds of people: those who say to God: Thy will be done, and those to
whom God says: All right, then, have it your way.” -- C.S. Lewis
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“I am ready to meet my maker. Whether or not my maker is prepared for the great
ordeal of meeting me is another matter.” -- Winston Churchill
Q: In bowling, what's a perfect score?
A: Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy.
“SATAN, SATAN! It's the main megafurnace! She's losin' power and the temperature
is dropping fast! I'm not sure if I can hold her!” -- Scotty in Hell.
Q: It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at nudist camps.
One is politics. What is the other?
A: Paul Lynde: Tape measures.
“Times have changed and times are strange, Here I come, but I ain't the same, Mama
I'm comin' home.“ -- Ozzy Osbourne
Q: During a tornado, are you safer in the bedroom or in the closet?
A: Rose Marie: Unfortunately, Peter, I'm always safe in the bedroom.
Q: Can boys join the Camp Fire Girls?
A: Marty Allen: Only after lights out.
Hollywood Squares
These are from the days when the Hollywood Squares responses were spontaneous
and not scripted like they are now. Peter Marshall was the host asking the questions.
Q: When you pat a dog on its head he will usually wag his tail. What will a goose do?
A: Paul Lynde: Make him bark.
Q: If you're going to make a parachute jump, you should be at least how high?
A: Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.
Q: If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth to?
A: Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark.
Q: True or false...a pea can last as long as 5,000 years.
A: George Gobel: Boy it sure seems that way sometimes...
Q: According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with getting into the habit of
kissing a lot of people?
A: Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army!
Q: You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman?
A: Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake.
Q: Is it possible for the puppies in a litter to have more than one daddy?
A: Paul Lynde: Why, that bitch!
Q: According to Cosmo, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think he's really
attractive, is it okay to come out directly and ask him if he's married?
A: Rose Marie: No, wait until morning.
Q: Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?
A: Charley Weaver: My sense of decency.
Q: While visiting China, your tour guide starts shouting "Poo! Poo! Poo!" What does
that mean?
A: George Goebel: Cattle crossing.
Q: In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say "I love you?"
A: Vincent Price: No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty.
Q: It is the most abused and neglected part of your body - what is it?
A: Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused but it certainly isn't neglected!
Q: What are "Do It", "I Can Help" and "Can't Get Enough?"
A: George Gobel: I don't know but it's coming from the next apartment.
Q: Charley, what do you call a pig that weighs more than 150 pounds?
A: Charley Weaver: A divorcee.
Q: As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while you
are talking?
A: Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing older question, Peter...and I'll give you
a gesture you'll never forget!
Q: Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on his head, what was
he trying to do?
A: George Gobel: Get it in his mouth.
Q: Dennis Weaver, Debbie Reynolds, and Shelley Winters star in the Movie “What's
The Matter With Helen?" Who plays Helen?
A: Charley Weaver: Dennis Weaver - that's why they asked the question.
Q: Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?
A: Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.
Q: Who stays pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or your elephant?
A: Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant?
Q: Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you going to get any during
your first year?
A: Charley Weaver: Of course not, Peter. I'm too busy growing strawberries!
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Q: When a couple have a baby, who is responsible for it's sex?
A: Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car. The rest is up to him.
spent 27 months in solitary confinement, one year in a cage in Cambodia, and one
year in a "black box" in Hanoi. My North Vietnamese captors deliberately poisoned
and murdered a female missionary, a nurse in a leprosarium in Ban me Thuot, South
Vietnam, whom I buried in the jungle near the Cambodian border. At one time, I was
weighing approximately 90 pounds. (My normal weight is 170 pounds.) We were Jane
Fonda's "war criminals."
Q: Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in them and has actually
seen them on at least two occasions. What are they?
A: Charley Weaver: His feet.
Q: Do female frogs croak?
A: Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water long enough.
When Jane Fonda was in Hanoi, I was asked by the camp communist political officer
if I would be willing to meet with Jane Fonda. I said yes, for I would like to tell her
about the real treatment we POWs were receiving, which was far different from the
treatment purported by the North Vietnamese, and parroted by Jane Fonda, as
humane and lenient. Because of this, I spent three days on a rocky floor on my knees
with outstretched arms with a large amount of steel placed on my hands, and beaten
with a bamboo cane till my arms dipped.
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda is being honored as one of the "100 Women of the Century."
Unfortunately many have forgotten and still countless others have never known how
Ms. Fonda betrayed not only the idea of our country but specific men who served and
sacrificed during Vietnam.
I had the opportunity to meet with Jane Fonda for a couple of hours after I was
released. I asked her if she would be willing to debate me on TV. She did not answer
me.
Part of my conviction comes from personal exposure to those who suffered her
attentions. The first part of this is from an F-4E pilot. The pilot's name is Jerry Driscoll,
a River Rat. In 1978, the former Commandant of the USAF Survival School was a
POW in Ho Lo Prison-the "Hanoi Hilton." Dragged from a stinking cesspit of a cell,
cleaned, fed, and dressed in clean PJs, he was ordered to describe for a visiting
American "Peace Activist" the "lenient and humane treatment" he'd received. He spat
at Ms. Fonda, was clubbed, and dragged away. During the subsequent beating, he
fell forward upon the camp commandant's feet, which sent that officer berserk. In '78,
the AF Col. still suffered from double vision, which permanently ended his flying days
from the Vietnamese Col.'s frenzied application of a wooden baton.
This does not exemplify someone who should be honored as part of "100 Years of
Great Women." Lest we forget..."100 years of great women" should never include a
traitor whose hands are covered with the blood of so many patriots.
There are few things I have strong visceral reactions to, but Hanoi Jane's participation
in blatant treason, is one of them.
Instructions For Life From the Dali Lama…
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
From 1983-85, Col. Larry Carrigan was in the 47FW/DO (F-4Es). He spent 6 years in
the "Hilton"- the first three of which he was "missing in action." His wife lived on faith
that he was still alive. His group, too, got the cleaned/fed/clothed routine in
preparation for a "peace delegation" visit. They, however, had time and devised a
plan to get word to the world that they still survived. Each man secreted a tiny piece
of paper, with his SSN on it, in the palm of his hand. When paraded before Ms. Fonda
and a cameraman, she walked the line, shaking each man's hand and asking little
encouraging snippets like: "Aren't you sorry you bombed babies?" and "Are you
grateful for the humane treatment from your benevolent captors?" Believing this HAD
to be an act, they each palmed her their sliver of paper. She took them all without
missing a beat. At the end of the line and once the camera stopped rolling, to the
shocked disbelief of the POWs, she turned to the officer in charge ... and handed him
the little pile of papers.
Three men died from the subsequent beatings. Col. Carrigan was almost number four
but he survived, which is the only reason we know about her actions that day.
I was a civilian economic development adviser in Vietnam, and was captured by the
North Vietnamese communists in South Vietnam in 1968, and held for over 5 years. I
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2.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
3.
Follow the three R's:
Respect for self
Respect for others and
Responsibility for all your actions.
4.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of
luck.
5.
Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8.
Spend some time alone every day.
9.
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
ON GEOPOLITICS: "Mick Jagger and I just really liked each other a lot. We talked all
night. We had the same views on nuclear disarmament." -- Jerry Hall
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be
able to enjoy it a second time.
ON INNER STRENGTH: "I love the confidence that makeup gives me."
Banks
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
ON DEATH: "Richard (Gere) doesn't really like me to kill bugs, but sometimes I can't
help it." -- Cindy Crawford
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring
up the past.
-- Tyra
ON TRAVEL: "I haven't seen the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Louvre. I haven't
seen anything. I don't really care." -- Tyra Banks
14. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
ON BREAKTHROUGHS: "Once I got past my anger toward my mother, I began to
excel in volleyball and modeling." -- Gabrielle Reece
16. Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
ON EPIPHANY: "I just found out that I'm 1” taller than I thought." -- Christie Brinkley
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other
exceeds your need for each other.
ON HEREDITY: "My husband was just OK looking. I was in labor and I said to him,
'What if she's ugly? You're ugly.'" -- Beverly Johnson
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
ON THE BASICS: "It's very important to have the right clothing to exercise in. If you
throw on an old T-shirt or sweats, it's not inspiring for your workout." -- Cheryl Tiegs
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
ON INTRODUCTIONS: "I think most people are curious about what it would be like to
be able to meet yourself -- it's eerie." – Christy Turlington
The Wisdom of Supermodels
ON COURAGE: "They were doing a full back shot of me in a swimsuit and I thought,
Oh my God, I have to be so brave. See, every woman hates herself from behind." -Cindy Crawfor